India, Russia have exceptionally steady and time-tested relationship: Jaishankar in Moscow

New Delhi: India and Russia have an "exceptionally" steady and time-tested relationship and the objective now is to fashion a balanced, mutually beneficial and long-term engagement in the backdrop of the increasing economic cooperation, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday during talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow.

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In his opening remarks, he also said that the COVID-19 pandemic, financial pressures and trade difficulties had taken a toll on the global economy.

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"We are now seeing the consequences of the Ukraine conflict on top of that. There are also the more perennial issues of terrorism and climate change, both of which have a disruptive impact on progress and prosperity," he said.  (PTI)

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