India and Russia on Wednesday reviewed the entire gamut of their time-tested ties besides the Ukraine conflict during talks here between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his counterpart Sergey Lavrov.
He is here to attend the two-day G-20 Foreign Ministers’ conclave beginning Wednesday.
The Russian Foreign Minister arrived in Delhi on Tuesday night to attend a meeting that is taking place amid Russia's escalating confrontation with the Western powers over the Ukraine conflict.
"A wide ranging discussion with FM Sergey Lavrov of Russia on #G20FMM sidelines. Exchanged views on our bilateral cooperation and G20 issues," Jaishankar tweeted.
It is learnt that the Ukraine conflict figured in the talks. New Delhi, so far, refrained from voting against Russia on the Ukraine issue in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
Coinciding with Lavrov's visit to India, the Russian foreign ministry said Moscow considers the G20 as a prestigious forum for the world's leading economies where "balanced" and "consensus" decisions should be made in the interests of all.
"We support India's G20 presidency in its commitment to promote a unifying agenda that will restore confidence in multilateral diplomacy and prevent the fragmentation of the global economy," it said in a statement issued late Tuesday night.