They focus on bilateral cooperation, “exchanged views on Ukraine”, the G-20 and UN reforms
They focus on bilateral cooperation, “exchanged views on Ukraine”, the G-20 and UN reforms
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met together with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov , on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session on Saturday.
Mr. Jaishankar characterised the talks as “wide-ranging” on Twitter, saying they mentioned bilateral cooperation, “exchanged views on Ukraine”, the G-20 and UN reforms. The Russian Foreign Ministry additionally tweeted that the assembly had occurred. The pictures tweeted by Mr. Jaishankar and the Russian facet had been contrasting within the temper they appeared to convey – with the Russian photograph, presumably taken because the assembly was simply beginning, displaying the ministers and several other different members smiling. Mr. Jaishankar’s photograph confirmed the groups in the course of discussions.
India assumes the presidency of the Group of Twenty (G20) international locations on December 1. Reforming the U.N. Security Council has been one of many principal themes of Mr. Jaishankar’s present go to to New York. In his UNGA tackle after the assembly, Mr. Lavrov referred to as India and Brazil “worthy” candidates for a everlasting seat on the UNSC. The two international locations, together with Japan and Germany are a part of the Group of Four (G4) searching for everlasting membership within the Security Council.
In phrases of Ukraine, India has been distancing itself farther from Russia publicly in latest instances, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi telling Russian President Vladimir Putin final week that this was not the time for warfare. Mr. Jaishankar informed the UN Security Council earlier this week that human rights and worldwide legislation needed to be maintained even throughout battle.
Mr. Jaishankar and Mr. Lavrov additionally met as a part of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) assembly on Thursday.
Source: www.thehindu.com