OREANDA-NEWS. July 1, 2008. Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, received on June 30 Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon, who is in Moscow to hold bilateral consultation at the level of the first deputy heads of the foreign affairs agencies.

During the conversation, priority issues for Russian-Indian cooperation were discussed, along with interaction internationally. Special emphasis was laid on the process of realization of the accords reached at Lavrov’s meeting with Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee in Yekaterinburg in May this year.

The sides reaffirmed their mutual desire to carry on active dialogue between the two foreign ministries in the interest of developing the Russian-Indian multifaceted strategic partnership.