S Jaishankar and Sergei Lavarov.
Moscow: India and Russia have once again promised to further strengthen their friendship. Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar said after a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavarov that emphasis has been laid on increasing the trade between the two countries in a balanced and permanent manner. At a joint press conference with Sergei Lavarov, Jaishankar said, ‘India and Russia have been one of the most stable relationships in the world after the second world war. Geophysical solidarity, contact between leaders and people’s feelings are strong foundation of this friendship. ‘
Special attention to increasing exports to Russia
Jaishankar reached Moscow on Tuesday and started discussing with Russia to increase cooperation in trade and other fields. He paid special attention to increasing exports to Russia from India in a conversation with Lavarov and Russia’s First Deputy-PM Dennis Manturov. Jaishankar said, ‘Our goal is to make trade between the two countries balanced. For this, it is necessary to remove non-tariff obstacles and obstacles of rules quickly. There was talk of increasing exports in areas such as medicines, farming and textiles from India, so that the current imbalance in business could be corrected.
There was talk of increasing oil trade further
In the discussion, Russia also agreed to fulfill the needs of Russia in Indian skilled workers, especially IT, construction and engineering sector. Jaishankar also emphasized the importance of maintaining cooperation in the energy sector. There was talk of further strengthening the trade of oil and other energy resources between India and Russia. Recently, US President Donald Trump imposed an additional 25 per cent tariff to buy Russian oil on India, but India has made it clear that its energy purchase is based on national interest and market demand.
The issue of Indians in Russian army also arose
Jaishankar also raised the issue of some Indians joining the Russian army. He said, ‘Many Indians have been released, but some cases are still left and some people are missing. We hope that Russia will resolve the matter soon. On the issue of terrorism, India and Russia resolved to fight all kinds of terrorism together. Jaishankar said, ‘We adopt a policy of zero tolerance against terrorism. It is our right to protect our citizens from cross -border terrorism. The two countries also talked about reforming the United Nations Security Council and further deepening cooperation on forums like G20, BRICS and SCO.
Ukraine and Afghanistan also discussed
Jaishankar and Lavarov also spoke on the situation in Ukraine, West Asia and Afghanistan. Jaishankar said, ‘India’s stance has always been on dialogue and diplomacy. We believe that this is the way to resolve differences. ‘ In July last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow and said that the solution to the Ukraine crisis would not come out in the battlefield, but from the conversation. In August, Modi met Ukraine President Volodimir Jailnsky and advised both sides to start a conversation for peace soon.
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