Moscow, Apr 21: Expansion of trilateral India-Russia-China co-operation is to figure during talks here today between Russian foreign minister Sergie Lavrov and his visiting Chinese counterpart Li Zhaoxing, a foreign ministry official said. "At their talks Lavrov and Li are to discuss the issue of expanding trilateral dialogue in the format of India-Russia-China launched in September 2002 with the informal meeting of their foreign ministers on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session," Russian foreign ministry spokesman Alexander Yakovenko was quoted as saying by Itar-Tass.
Li begins his three-day visit to Russia today.
Yakovenko said that all the three nations had expressed a desire to advance their dialogue to protect multilateral approach in the world affairs and launch trilateral cooperation in practical spheres.
"Interaction of Eurasia's three largest nations could become a weighty factor of strengthening international and regional security and countering new threats and challenges of the modern times," Yakovenko said.
Bureau Report