MOSCOW, May 12: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will hold talks with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar during his visit to New Delhi this week to attend the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting, the Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday.
The two ministers will exchange views on current international and regional issues, the ministry said in a statement.
“Special attention is expected to be paid to the situation in the Middle East. The Ministers are also expected to compare notes on cooperation within the UN, BRICS and the G20,” it added.
It said that the two ministers will discuss a wide range of priority areas of bilateral cooperation. “These include expanding trade, intensifying efforts to build sustainable transport, logistics, and financial channels protected from unlawful external pressure, deepening energy cooperation, and increasing collaboration in science and space technology,” the ministry said.
It said that the Russia-India relations are self-sufficient and resilient to fluctuations in the geopolitical environment. “They are based on long-standing friendship and mutual consideration of national interests,” it added.
“Our countries hold shared or closely aligned positions on key issues of our time. They are united not only by an understanding of the need to build a polycentric and democratic world order based on strict compliance with international law, but also by their readiness to jointly counter the challenges and threats of the 21st century,” it said.
The ministers will focus on the implementation of the agreements reached during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India in December 2025, preparations for the upcoming talks between the Leaders in Russia, and the next meeting of the Intergovernmental Russian-Indian Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation.
“The independent and responsible foreign policies of Russia and India are an important factor in ensuring global security and stability,” the statement said.
It said that Moscow and New Delhi set an example of how to successfully defend political and economic sovereignty and resist neo-imperialist diktat. “This experience is important for all members of the international community that advocate the further development and strengthening of a fair system of international relations,” it added.
President Putin visited India in December 2025 for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Following their talks, India and Russia unveiled a raft of measures, including a five-year roadmap to build a robust economic partnership and to increase the annual trade to USD 100 billion by 2030. (PTI)
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