External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India and Russia have strong and continuing contacts at various levels.
Jaishankar and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday held talks in Moscow covering a range of bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interests.
In the opening remarks, Jaishankar said, “As you noted, there have been strong and continuing contacts between our governments at various levels.
Prime Minister Modi and President Putin met most recently in Samarkand in September. Our Defence Ministers spoke to each other. My colleague National Security Advisor Ajit Doval was in Moscow in August. Our Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers was in Russia in June.
And at the official level, I think, our colleagues have been in regular touch. And this is all very much in the spirit of our relationship.”
He further said that this is the fifth meeting between both Foreign Ministers which shows their long-term partnership.
has consistently called for a cessation of violence and advocated peace and diplomacy.
