Moscow, India and Russia on Wednesday discussed "contemporary regional and global issues" ahead of a high-level bilateral exchange that will strengthen the special and privileged strategic partnership between the two countries.
India's newly appointed Ambassador to Russia Vinay Kumar met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov here, days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held separate telephone conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Both the leaders have invited Modi to their respective countries.
“Ambassador @vkumar1969 pays courtesy visit to Foreign Minister H.E. Mr. Serge Lavrov; They discussed contemporary regional and global issues and upcoming high-level bilateral exchanges that will further strengthen the India-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership,” posted the official X handle of the Indian Mission in Moscow.
Earlier in the day, Kumar met Andrey Rudenko, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, and handed him a copy of his letter of credit on “further steps to deepen the India-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership.” Discussions were held,” the Indian Embassy said in a post.
When Kumar arrived here on April 12, he was welcomed by the State Protocol Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry and officials of the Indian Embassy.
On March 20, Prime Minister Modi held separate talks with Putin and Zelensky and said that dialogue and diplomacy are the way forward to resolve the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.Modi spoke to Putin and congratulated him on winning the election for the fifth time in mid-March and then called Zelensky and expressed India's "continued support" for all efforts for peace and an early end to the ongoing conflict. Asked to do. ,
Sources said both Putin and Zelensky have invited the prime minister to visit Russia and Ukraine respectively after the Lok Sabha elections, and see Modi as a "peacemaker".
India's newly appointed Ambassador to Russia Vinay Kumar met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov here, days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held separate telephone conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Both the leaders have invited Modi to their respective countries.
“Ambassador @vkumar1969 pays courtesy visit to Foreign Minister H.E. Mr. Serge Lavrov; They discussed contemporary regional and global issues and upcoming high-level bilateral exchanges that will further strengthen the India-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership,” posted the official X handle of the Indian Mission in Moscow.
Earlier in the day, Kumar met Andrey Rudenko, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, and handed him a copy of his letter of credit on “further steps to deepen the India-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership.” Discussions were held,” the Indian Embassy said in a post.
When Kumar arrived here on April 12, he was welcomed by the State Protocol Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry and officials of the Indian Embassy.
On March 20, Prime Minister Modi held separate talks with Putin and Zelensky and said that dialogue and diplomacy are the way forward to resolve the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.Modi spoke to Putin and congratulated him on winning the election for the fifth time in mid-March and then called Zelensky and expressed India's "continued support" for all efforts for peace and an early end to the ongoing conflict. Asked to do. ,
Sources said both Putin and Zelensky have invited the prime minister to visit Russia and Ukraine respectively after the Lok Sabha elections, and see Modi as a "peacemaker".
