External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Jakarta on Thursday, deliberating on the Ukraine conflict among other issues.
The two ministers, who met on the sidelines of the ASEAN (The Association of Southeast Asian Nations) events in Jakarta on Thursday, also held discussions on bilateral economic issues. Taking to Twitter, the EAM posted, “Met with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov of Russia in Jakarta today. Discussed bilateral economic issues, as also matters pertaining to the Ukraine conflict.”
The Russian Foreign Ministry also tweeted about the meeting between Jaishankar and Lavrov on Thursday.
“Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Minister of External Affairs of India Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar hold talks on the sidelines of the #ASEAN events,” the Russian Foreign Ministry tweeted. (ANI)
