Jaishankar to undertake two-day visit to Russia from Sunday

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit Moscow for two days from Sunday to discuss bilateral trade and investment ties. He will co-chair the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission with Denis Manturov and meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will undertake a two-day visit to Moscow beginning Sunday to hold talks with his Russian interlocutors on a range of issues, including bilateral trade and investment ties.

Along with Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, Jaishankar will co-chair a meeting of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC). The external affairs minister will also meet Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and exchange perspectives on regional and global issues, according to an official statement.

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