On October 26, a meeting was held between the Chairman of the State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin, and the Foreign Minister of India, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. The parties discussed bilateral cooperation, as well as possibilities to strengthen inter-parliamentary ties between the two countries. Vyacheslav Volodin thanked the Indian side for the warm welcome and the high level of organization of the XII BRICS International Parliamentary Forum.