External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar held a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov ahead of the 2 + 2 Ministerial Dialogue in Delhi on December 06.
In the opening remarks, EAM Jaishankar said, “This is our fourth meeting this year. This is symbolic of the special and privileged strategic partnership between India and Russia. The partnership between India and Russia is special and unique. I am confident that our discussions today will be very fruitful. Today we have an opportunity not only to discuss our bilateral ties and global situation but we will also be participating in the first 2+2 meeting.”
“India-Russia partnership is unique. We are very conscious in a world of rapid geopolitical changes it has in fact has been remarkably steady and strong. We are very satisfied with our bilateral relations in the state of our cooperation,” he added.
