“I thank President Putin for his good wishes. Looking forward to making our relations with Russia even stronger in the years to come.”
“India-Russia friendship has stood the test of time. We will further strengthen our relations in a wide range of fields,” he wrote in two tweets.
The Gujarat chief minister also mentioned Japan in his tweets speaking of his experience of working with the East Asian economic powerhouse.
“Personally, I have a wonderful experience of working with Japan as CM. I am sure we will take India-Japan ties to newer heights.”
Thanking Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav and Prime Minister Sushil Koirala for their wishes, he referred to the neighbouring country as an “old & deeply valued friend”. In his tweets, he also thanked the prime ministers of New Zealand and Fiji for their good wishes.
