New Delhi (India) [India], May 15 (HBTV): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday received Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and reiterated India’s consistent support for the peaceful resolution of conflicts amid discussions on Ukraine and West Asia.
In remarks shared on X, the Prime Minister thanked the Russian Foreign Minister for updating him on progress across various aspects of the Special and Privileged Partnership between New Delhi and Moscow.
According to the Prime Minister’s Office, Lavrov briefed PM Modi on progress in bilateral cooperation since the meeting between the two leaders in December 2025 during the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit.
The leaders also exchanged views on several pressing geopolitical concerns, including Ukraine and West Asia, and reaffirmed support for peaceful resolution efforts.
'We also exchanged views on various regional and global issues, including situation in Ukraine and West Asia. Reiterated our consistent support for efforts aimed at peaceful resolution of conflicts,' PM Modi said on X.
The Prime Minister’s Office noted that PM Modi requested Lavrov to convey his warm greetings to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The emphasis on dialogue and diplomacy comes amid an evolving geopolitical landscape globally.
Throughout the Ukraine conflict, New Delhi has consistently advocated for a peaceful resolution through negotiations while safeguarding its strategic and economic interests with Russia.
Lavrov is visiting New Delhi for the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meet.
Earlier, he held bilateral talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday.
Jaishankar said that despite a volatile global environment, the India-Russia partnership has continued to grow steadily.
'The last few years have seen a steady and sustained growth in our bilateral partnership. Its economic and energy dimensions have become more pronounced. Our political cooperation is even more valuable in an uncertain and volatile global environment. We have expanded our collaboration in science and technology. The mobility of talents and skills has acquired greater salience, and our interest in ensuring better connectivity is deeper,' he said.
Lavrov said that Russia supports India’s priorities in key global platforms.
'This includes foreign ministry to ministry cooperation which we now emphasize by this bilateral meeting in the margins of the ministerial meeting of BRICS which is going to take place tomorrow and thereafter. Apart from BRICS, where we support Indian priorities and the Indian program, we cooperate in the United Nations, of course, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and the G20, which is becoming more important at the time when we have to find global answers to global problems,' he said. (ANI)