Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in India on Thursday on a two-day official go to, his first journey to the nation since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine final month.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova mentioned Lavrov will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on Friday.
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A media advisory on Lavrov’s go to issued by the Ministry of External Affairs has not talked about any assembly between the Russian international minister and the prime minister.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey #lavrov arrived in #NewDelhi on an official go to. Tomorrow, talks will probably be held with Indian Foreign Minister @DrSJaishankar, The Russian Foreign Minister can even meet with the Indian Prime Minister @narendramodi, pic.twitter.com/Ab44jPUcfg
— MFA Russia (@mfa_russia) March 31, 2022
People accustomed to the preparations for the talks mentioned India can be prone to press for guaranteeing well timed supply of assorted army {hardware} in addition to elements of the S-400 missile methods by Russia.
The Russian international minister arrived in India after concluding a two-day go to of China.
His go to to India coincides with that of US Deputy National Security Adviser Dalip Singh and British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss.
Last week, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited India. EU Special Envoy for the Indo-Pacific Gabriele Visentin visited New Delhi this week.
Unlike many different main powers, India has not but criticized Russia for its invasion of Ukraine and it abstained from the votes on the UN platforms in condemning the Russian aggression.
However, final Thursday, India abstained on a decision pushed by Russia on the humanitarian disaster in Ukraine, which was seen as reflective of its impartial place on the battle.
India has been urgent for the decision of the disaster by diplomacy and dialogue.
Modi has held cellphone conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24, March 2 and March 7.
Modi had spoken to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy twice.
Last week, Jaishankar mentioned in Parliament that India’s place on the Ukraine battle has been “steadfast and consistent” and that it has been in search of quick cessation of violence.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
