Russia-India
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov concludes two-day visit to India
New Delhi/IBNS: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov concluded his two-day visit to India on Tuesday after talks with his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar in New Delhi.
The two diplomats addressed the topic of further military cooperation between India and Russia, as well as the Afghan peace process.
"Our relations [with Beijing] are the highest in the history but these relations do not pursue the goal of establishing a military alliance," Lavrov said as quoted by Sputnik.
He added, "By the way, we have heard speculation about a pro-military alliance regarding not only Russia and China relations but we also heard about such an alliance allegedly being promoted in the Middle East-NATO, we also heard about Asian-NATO.
"Our Indian friends have the same position as us. We believe that this [military alliance] is counterproductive and we are interested in inclusive cooperation that is for something and not against something."
In the backdrop of the Afghan peace process, Lavrov said as quoted by Sputnik, "The Taliban movement is part of Afghan society and decisions on the settlement in Afghanistan should foresee the participation of all political, ethnic and religious groups in Afghanistan, otherwise it won’t be durable."
"And this settlement should reflect a balance of interests of all political, ethnic, and religious groups, including their representation in governing structures,” he added.
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