India-Russia partnership steady and strong, says EAM Jaishankar
The India-Russia partnership is unique and has remained remarkably steady and strong in a world of rapid geopolitical changes, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday during bilateral talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.
Lavrov and Russian Defence Minister Gen Sergey Shoigu arrived here on Sunday night to hold the inaugural ‘2+2’ dialogue with their Indian counterparts.
Ahead of the ‘2+2’ dialogue, Jaishankar and Lavrov held bilateral talks.
“India-Russia partnership is unique. We are very conscious that in a world of rapid geopolitical changes, it has in fact been remarkably steady and strong,” Jaishankar said in his opening remarks at the meeting.
