{"id":23781,"date":"2026-08-25T09:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T03:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=23781"},"modified":"2026-08-25T10:05:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T04:20:07","slug":"lavrov-jaishankar-discuss-ukraine-iran-and-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=23781","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Lavrov, Jaishankar Discuss Ukraine, Iran and Afghanistan<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dragon Media News Desk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar discussed the situations in Ukraine, Iran and Afghanistan during talks in Moscow, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>The ministry said the two foreign ministers coordinated their approaches to major international and regional issues and reaffirmed their commitment to close cooperation within the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, BRICS and the Group of Twenty.<\/p>\n<p>They also agreed to strengthen trust-based political dialogue between Russia and India at all levels.<\/p>\n<p>Jaishankar is visiting Russia in connection with a meeting of the Russian-Indian Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical and Cultural Cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>Russia and India have maintained regular consultations on major regional and global issues while expanding bilateral cooperation in areas including trade, energy and strategic affairs.<\/p>\n<p>India has consistently called for dialogue and diplomacy to resolve the Ukraine conflict while maintaining its longstanding strategic relationship with Russia. 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