SK Jaishankar Will Leave For Russia Today To Attend SCO

SK Jaishankar will leave for Russia today, may also meet the Chinese Foreign Minister. Indian Foreign Minister S.K. Jaishankar is scheduled to leave for Russia on Tuesday to attend a meeting with foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

External Affairs Minister may also meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi here. Along with this, it is being told that he will also visit Iran’s capital Tehran, where he can also meet Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Jawad Zarif.

Earlier on Friday, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh attended a joint meeting of Defense Ministers of the CIS, SCO, and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Moscow. According to sources, at India’s request, Russia has reiterated its policy of supplying arms to Pakistan.

Sources said Russia made the commitment during a meeting between Rajnath Singh and his Russian counterpart General Sergei Shoigu in Moscow. Union Minister Singh was on a three-day visit to Russia to attend the Joint Meeting of Defence Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and to celebrate Victory Day in celebration of the 75th anniversary.

LAC situation in eastern Ladakh extremely critical: SK Jaishankar

Earlier, Foreign Minister SK Jaishankar has given a clear message to China regarding the state of tension on LAC. s. Jaishankar is also expected to meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Moscow, Russia. Before that, the foreign minister has given a clear message to the neighboring country about the ongoing tension on the border.

Jaishankar has said that the situation in the border cannot be separated from the overall relations with the neighboring country. Describing the ongoing tension along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh as very serious, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar said that to resolve this, a very deep dialogue is needed at the political level between the two countries.