India and Russia held wide-ranging discussions on points on the United Nations Security Council agenda.

New Delhi:

India and Russia held wide-ranging discussions on points on the United Nations Security Council agenda and up to date developments.

On November 17, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin was obtained in New Delhi by Vinay Kwatra, Foreign Secretary of the Republic of India, and had intensive overseas coverage consultations with Sanjay Verma, Secretary (West), learn the press assertion by the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Issues on the UN agenda have been mentioned intimately, with an emphasis on the Security Council actions in mild of the completion in December the New Delhi’s two-year presence within the UNSC as a non-permanent member.

In addition, the perimeters touched upon topical regional points, such because the scenario in Ukraine, Afghanistan, Syria, and Myanmar, in addition to the state of affairs on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, added the assertion.

Special consideration was paid to the issues of combating terrorism and UN peacekeeping. The program of India’s chairmanship within the UNSC for the approaching month was mentioned intimately, too.

The consultations reaffirmed mutual dedication to additional strengthen bilateral coordination and constructive cooperation on the UN platform on the idea of its Charter and in step with the particular and privileged strategic partnership between Moscow and New Delhi, added the assertion.

Sanjay Verma, Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs led the Indian delegation for consultations on United Nations and multilateral points with the Russian Foreign Ministry.

This was the third spherical of such consultations to be held between either side this yr. The Indian delegation included officers from the Ministry of External Affairs, learn the Ministry of External Affairs press launch.

The Russian delegation was led by Vershinin, Deputy Minister of Foreign (DFM) Affairs of the Russian Federation and included different senior officers from the Russian Foreign Ministry and the Russian Embassy in New Delhi.

Vershinin congratulated India on its upcoming Presidency of the UN Security Council in December 2022.

Both sides held wide-ranging discussions on points on the UN Security Council agenda and up to date developments. They agreed to deepen cooperation on counter-terrorism on the UN and different multilateral platforms. Secretary(West) briefed the Russian facet on India’s priorities throughout its upcoming Presidency of the UNSC in December 2022, learn the discharge.

During the go to, DFM additionally known as on Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra and briefed him on Russia’s place on UN-related points.

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