External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday, 9 September met Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meet in Moscow.
“Pleasure to meet FM Sergey Lavrov, this time in person. Excellent talks that reflect our Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership. Value our exchanges on the international situation,” Jaishankar tweeted after the meet.
Jaishankar is also slated to meet Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Moscow.
Earlier in the day, Jaishankar also met Finance Ministers of Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan. Jaishankar, in a series of tweets, said that bilateral and regional cooperation was discussed with both delegates.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will be addressing the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) leaders, and Jaishankar will be in attendance during his address.
Speaking ahead of his expected meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Moscow, Jaishankar had said, on Monday, 7 September that the situation in eastern Ladakh is “very serious” while adding that it calls for a "very, very deep conversation" between the two countries.
He had also said that the state of the border cannot be excluded from the state of New Delhi’s overall relationship with Beijing.
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