In Rio de Janeiro, on the sidelines of the 17th BRICS Summit, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar.
2025-07-09 05:21
Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to further developing a "special and privileged strategic partnership" between the two countries across the full range of practical cooperation. They also discussed the schedule of upcoming Russian-Indian contacts.
Special attention was paid to further intensifying cooperation in BRICS (https://www.mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/briks/) taking into account New Delhi's upcoming chairmanship of the Association in 2026. The ministers also exchanged views on a number of current international issues.