Russian and Indian Foreign Ministers Discuss Enhancing Bilateral Cooperation and Regional and International Developments

Moscow, November 9 (KUNA) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks today, Monday, with his Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, on ways to enhance cooperation between the two countries and on the latest developments in regional and international affairs. The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the discussion took place during a phone call, during which the two ministers addressed current issues related to bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on a number of regional and international topics of mutual interest. For his part, the Indian minister noted on the X platform that the talks covered the conflict in Ukraine and ongoing diplomatic initiatives regarding it. The call comes after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a phone conversation earlier today, Monday, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in which he reaffirmed his country’s readiness to contribute to efforts aimed at resolving the conflict through peaceful means, dialogue, and diplomacy. (End) D.A.N. / R.J.