On December 27, in Moscow, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov held talks with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of India S.Jaishankar.
The sides exchanged views on further intensification of trade and economic cooperation, including in the fields of energy and transport. Special attention is paid to building sustainable transport and logistics chains and monetary and financial channels of interaction. The prospects for expanding partnership in the field of peaceful nuclear energy were highly appreciated.
The Foreign ministers noted the importance of combating neocolonial practices, the need to focus efforts on strengthening the multipolar architecture of interstate relations, as well as assistance to the countries of the Global South in defending political sovereignty. They stressed the priority of building a global economic system based on the principles of equality and justice.
The intention to increase cooperation on international platforms, primarily in the UN, SCO, BRICS and the Group of Twenty, was confirmed. A reconciliation of approaches to the situation in Afghanistan and Ukraine, the crisis in the Middle East, as well as the formation of a security architecture in the Pacific and Indian Oceans region was carried out.
We agreed to continue a trusting dialogue at all levels.
A source: mid.ru
