India strongly advises a return to dialogue on Ukraine, he said.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday held talks in Moscow covering a range of bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interests.
Here are 5 top quotes from S Jaishankar's speech:
- We discussed natural convergence of interests between India and Russia. We are actually helping to stabilise the global economy. In these of times of instability, it's a very good thing that we are doing.
- As the third-largest consumer of oil and gas and where incomes are not very high, we need to look for affordable sources, so the India-Russia relationship works to our advantage. We will keep it going.
- This is not an era of war - as Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Samarkand told Russian President Vladimir Putin. We are seeing the consequences of Ukraine. India strongly advises a return to dialogue.
- It's important that the world doesn't forget the situation in Afghanistan because it's not getting enough attention. It's a humanitarian situation. The international community has concerns about terror in Afghanistan. It's legitimate that the international community, especially the neighbours, should work together against the threat.
- Our meeting is devoted to assessing our ties; exchanging perspectives on global situation and what it means to our respective interests. India, Russia engage each other in an increasingly multipolar, re-balanced world. We do so as two polities who have had an exceptionally steady, time-tested relationship.
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