Russian Ambassador to India Nikolay Kudashev said on December 17 that Russia, India and China are discussing the possibility of in-person summit meeting between the leaders of three countries.

"Russia, India, China are discussing the possibility of a summit. This is to be expected in the near future. The natural preference is that the leaders of the three countries meet in person," Kudashev said.

Asked about the possible dates of the summit, Kudashev said Kremlin has mentioned: "In near future, which could be the beginning of next year possibly".

To a question, if Russia has offered an S-500 missile system to India, the envoy said, "Our latest military technologies are always open to you (India)."