Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar held talks in Moscow on the situation in Afghanistan. The discussions also covered several other regional and international issues.<\/p>\n
According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, Jaishankar travelled to Moscow on Monday, 2 Sonbula, to take part in a meeting of the Russia-India intergovernmental commission. In a statement, the ministry said the two sides also discussed Iran and Ukraine, alongside Afghanistan.<\/p>\n
The statement added that the foreign ministers of the two countries also exchanged views on joint cooperation within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, BRICS and the Group of 20. No further details were released about the focus of the talks on Afghanistan.<\/p>\n
Despite being the only country that has formally recognised the Taliban administration, Russia continues to express concern over drug trafficking, the activity of terrorist groups and the presence of ISIS in Afghanistan. India has also expanded its diplomatic contacts and engagement with the Taliban administration since it returned to power.<\/p>\n
Russia and India are both regarded as important regional actors on Afghanistan, and their positions and discussions on the country’s situation carry broad weight in regional diplomatic developments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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