PNN – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of India announced the departure of the foreign minister of this country to Russia on Monday.
According to Pakistan News Network, India’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced in a statement, “Subramaniam Jaishankar”, the country’s foreign minister, will visit Russia from December 25 to 29.
In the statement of this ministry, it was written: “Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar will visit Russia in the period of December 25-29, 2023 in the framework of continuing high-level exchanges between New Delhi and Moscow.”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of India stated that Jaishankar will meet with Russian officials during this trip, including Denis Manturov, Minister of Industry and Trade and Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, to discuss economic partnership. “Sergei Lavrov”, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, also met with him to discuss bilateral, multilateral and international issues.
India and Russia are members of the BRICS economic organization.
Following the meeting of BRICS senior officials in Durban, South Africa, Russia took over the rotating chairmanship of this group from South Africa.
The BRICS group, made up of emerging economies Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, is exploring ways to facilitate payments in local currencies among member countries and wants to break away from the dominance of the dollar and the euro.