S Jaishankar, Lavrov to discuss bilateral cooperation, global affairs in Moscow

Negotiations between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov are set to take place in Moscow on Wednesday the Russian Embassy in India said in a statement The Ministers will focus on the current and future areas of bilateral cooperation as well as discussion of the schedule of upcoming contacts the statement saidThe main emphasis will be made on promoting the further building of sustainable transport logistics and banking and financial chains expanding the use of national currencies in mutual settlements it also said It is planned to touch upon issues of cooperation in hightech areas including space and nuclear ones as well as the implementation of joint projects for the development of hydrocarbons on the Arctic shelf and in the Russian Far East the statement addedThe ministers will compare notes on current international matters The topic of interaction within the United Nations UN Shanghai Cooperation Organisation SCO and G20 will be discussed separately as also the priorities of Russias BRICS chairmanship in the coming year the statement further readAn indepth exchange of views is expected on the issues of forming a fair security architecture in the AsiaPacific region the situation in Ukraine and Afghanistan as well as the PalestinianIsraeli confrontation it added Moscow and New Delhi are committed to multipolarity as an integral factor in ensuring the balance of the world order that has emerged over the recent decades Russia supports countries of the Global South in upholding political and economic sovereignty amid the spread of neocolonial practices The priority is to promote a positive agenda and build constructive interstate dialogue the statement concludedMeanwhile on Tuesday Jaishankar and Russias Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov discussed the development of trade and economic cooperation between Russia and India Russias Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov and Indian Minister of External Affairs DrSJaishankar discussed the development of trade and economic cooperation between amp at the exhibition forum Russia at the VDNH posted Russian Embassy in India on XThe parties touched upon topical issues of interaction in trade investment financial and banking transport and logistics spheres in the areas of energy and food security Particular attention was paid to promoting priority industrial cooperation projects the post added Following the negotiations in the presence of the cochairs of the RussiaIndia Intergovernmental Commission an MoU was signed between the Federal Service for Surveillance in Healthcare Roszdravnadzor of Russia and the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation of India it also saidThe parties touched upon topical issues of interaction in trade investment financial and banking transport and logistics spheres in the areas of energy and food security Particular attention was paid to promoting priority industrial cooperation projects the Russian Embassy in India also statedEarlier on Monday Jaishankar held a meeting with leading representatives of the Russian strategic community and discussed connectivity multilateralism big power competition and regional conflicts They spoke about the importance of rebalancing and the emergence of multipolarity Jaishankar arrived in Moscow on Sunday for a fourday visit to Russia from December 2529 After he arrived in Moscow Jaishankar said he looked forward to his engagements in RussiaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever