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India and Russia have reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthen ties between the two countries in what is now known as third round of bilateral consultations held this year.

On Friday the 18th of November 2022, Indo-Russian consultations took place in New Delhi during the high level visit of Mr Vershinin, the deputy foreign minister of Russia.

The Indian delegation was led by Sanjay Verma, Secretary (West) in Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

Issues on the UN agenda were discussed in detail, with an emphasis on the Security Council activities in light of the completion in December the New Delhi’s two-year presence in the UNSC as a non-permanent member.
In addition, the sides touched upon topical regional issues, such as the situation in Ukraine, Afghanistan, Syria, and Myanmar, as well as the state of affairs on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, added the statement.
Special attention was paid to the problems of combating terrorism and UN peacekeeping. The program of India’s chairmanship in the UNSC for the coming month was discussed in detail, too.

Mr Vershinin congratulated India on its upcoming Presidency of the UN Security Council in December 2022.
Both sides held wide-ranging discussions on issues on the UN Security Council agenda and recent developments. They agreed to deepen cooperation on counter terrorism at the UN and other multilateral platforms. Secretary(West) briefed the Russian side on India’s priorities during its upcoming Presidency of the UNSC in December 2022, read the release.
During the visit, DFM also called on Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra and briefed him on Russia’s position on UN-related issues.