S Jaishankar And His Russian Counterpart To Meet In Moscow To Discuss Bilateral Issues

The Russian Embassy in India stated that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov will hold talks in Moscow on Wednesday.

In a statement, the Russian Embassy said, “The Ministers will focus on the current and future areas of bilateral cooperation as well as discussion of the schedule of upcoming contacts”.

“The main focus will be made on promoting the further development of sustainable transport, logistics and banking and financial chains, as well as expanding the use of national currencies in mutual settlements”, the statement reads.

“It is planned to touch upon issues of cooperation in high-tech areas, including space and nuclear ones, as well as the implementation of joint projects for the development of hydrocarbons on the Arctic shelf and in the Russian Far East”, the statement continued.

The ministers will exchange views on current international issues.

It went on to say, “The topic of interaction within the United Nations (UN), Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and G20 will be discussed separately, as also the priorities of Russia’s BRICS chairmanship in the coming year”.

“An in-depth exchange of views is expected on the issues of forming a fair security architecture in the Asia-Pacific region, the situation in Ukraine and Afghanistan, as well as the Palestinian-Israeli confrontation”, it noted.

“Moscow and New Delhi are committed to multipolarity as an integral factor in ensuring the balance of the world order that has emerged over the recent decades. Russia supports countries of the Global South in upholding political and economic sovereignty amid the spread of neocolonial practices”, the statement added.

“The priority is to promote a positive agenda and build constructive interstate dialogue”, the statement concluded.

Meanwhile, Dr. Jaishankar and Denis Manturov, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade, met on Tuesday to discuss the development of trade and economic cooperation between Russia and India.

Earlier on Monday, Mr Jaishankar met with top Russian strategic officials to discuss connectivity, multilateralism, big power competition, and regional conflicts. They discussed the significance of rebalancing and the advent of multipolarity.

Dr. Jaishankar arrived in Moscow on Sunday for a four-day visit from December 25 to December 29.

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