Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrives in India ahead of G20 foreign ministers meet
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrives in India ahead of G20 foreign ministers meet

Lavrov landed in the Delhi Tuesday night & will hold a bilateral meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Wednesday to carry out a comprehensive review of bilateral ties.

   
File image of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov | Twitter | @mfa_russia

File image of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov | Twitter | @mfa_russia

New Delhi: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov landed in the national capital on Tuesday night to attend a two-day meeting of the G20 foreign ministers.

The meeting is taking place on Wednesday and Thursday amid Russia’s escalating confrontation with the Western powers over the Ukraine conflict.

Lavrov is expected to hold a bilateral meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday during which both sides are expected to carry out a comprehensive review of bilateral ties.

Those attending the G20 foreign ministers meeting include US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, Germany’s Annalena Baerbock and British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly.

European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell Fontelles, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajan, Australia’s Penny Wong, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Indonesia’s Retno Marsudi and Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero are also among those attending the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting.

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