External Affairs Minister Jaishankar to visit Russia

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will visit Russia from December 25-28. During the year-end visit, he will interact with Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on December 24.

During the visit, Dr. Jaishankar is expected meet his counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, who visited Delhi during the G-20 summit, when he led the Russian delegation to the event.

“The time-tested India-Russia partnership remained stable and resilient and continues to be characterised by the spirit of the Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership,” the MEA said, announcing the visit during which Dr. Jaishankar is scheduled to meet with officials in Moscow and St. Petersburg.