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India-Russia partnership steady and strong: Jaishankar

India-Russia partnership is unique, he said

PTI05_20_2021_000133B External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar

The India-Russia partnership is unique and has remained remarkably steady and strong in a world of rapid geopolitical changes, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Monday during bilateral talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. Lavrov and Russian Defence Minister Gen Sergey Shoigu arrived on Sunday night to hold the inaugural '2+2' dialogue with their Indian counterparts.

Ahead of the '2+2' dialogue, Jaishankar and Lavrov held bilateral talks. 

"India-Russia partnership is unique. We are very conscious that in a world of rapid geopolitical changes, it has in fact been remarkably steady and strong," Jaishankar said in his opening remarks at the meeting.  

"I would like to also take the opportunity to underline that we are very satisfied with our bilateral relations and the state of our cooperation," he added.

After the '2+2' talks, the two Russian ministers will join President Vladimir Putin later in the day in his summit talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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