The Foreign Minister of Russia said, ‘I believe that at present India is an emerging country in terms of economic development, perhaps even a leader.’
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Russia has once again raised the issue for India’s permanent membership in the United Nations Security Council. Russian Foreign Minister sergei lavrov While praising, India has said that India is increasing the importance of the Security Council through its approach at the global and regional level. Some countries including Russia before United Nations Security Council I have been raising this issue by supporting India’s permanent membership.
The Foreign Minister of Russia said, ‘I believe that at present, India is an emerging country in terms of economic development, perhaps even a leader. India’s population will also soon increase more than any other country. India has vast diplomatic experience in dealing with and dealing with various problems. Also it has importance at the regional level. The Foreign Minister of Russia gave this statement in the program of an International Forum organized on December 7 in Moscow.
Russia has been supporting India
Lavrov said that India is part of many integrated structures in South Asia under the Shanghai Cooperation Organization ie SCO. Also playing an active role in the United Nations. Earlier in September, in the 77th meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, it was said that India and Brazil are major countries. They should get permanent membership in the Security Council. Let us inform that in November there was a foreign minister level talks between India and Russia. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, after holding talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, had said that the world should not forget the situation in Afghanistan and that there remains concern about terrorist groups operating from that country.
There was a meeting between Jaishankar and Lavrov
Jaishankar listed several factors causing instability, including terrorism and its cross-border nature, and said that these remain a major cause of concern. The Foreign Minister had said that the issue of Afghanistan also came up during the discussion with Lavrov and it was emphasized that the neighboring countries of Afghanistan should work to ensure that there is no threat of terrorism from that country. He had said, ‘It is important that the world does not forget what is the situation in Afghanistan because today I feel that it is not being given as much attention as it should be.’
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