New Delhi has a longstanding relationship with Moscow and every country has freedom of choice in a multipolar world, The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said while reacting to top US official Donald Lu’s remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Russia.
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that it is essential for everybody to be “mindful” and appreciative of such realities.
“We must understand that India has a longstanding relationship with Russia that is based on mutuality of interests. In a multipolar world, all country has freedom of choice. It is essential for everybody to be mindful of and appreciate such realities,” Jaiswal said at the weekly press briefing on Thursday.
During an official visit to Moscow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and discussed removing non-tariff trade barriers and set a goal to achieve a mutual trade volume exceeding USD 100 billion by 2030.
The leaders also agreed to continue dialogue on liberalising bilateral trade, including the potential establishment of an EAEU-India Free Trade Area, as outlined in the Leaders’ Joint Statement released after the meeting.
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