Jaishankar begins two-day Russia visit

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in Moscow for a two-day visit to Russia yesterday to hold talks with his counterpart Sergey Lavrov, in continuation of the regular high-level dialogue between the two sides.

During the EAM's visit, talks between the two sides are expected to cover a range of bilateral issues and exchange of views on various regional and international developments.
During the EAM's visit, talks between the two sides are expected to cover a range of bilateral issues and exchange of views on various regional and international developments. Photo courtesy: Twitter/@srdmk01

It is expected that the two sides will cover the entire range of bilateral issues and exchange views on various regional and international developments, according to the news agency ANI.

During his Russia visit, Jaishankar is scheduled to meet Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and Minister of Trade and Industry, Denis Manturov, his counterpart for the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC).

During the EAM's visit, talks between the two sides are expected to cover a range of bilateral issues and exchange of views on various regional and international developments.

Earlier yesterday, ahead of EAM's visit, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Russia and India stand for the active formation of a more just and equal polycentric world order.

"Russia and India stand for the active formation of a more just and equal polycentric world order, and proceed from the inadmissibility of promoting the imperialist diktat on the global arena," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.