India's FM to visit Moscow for trade commission meeting

Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will undertake a two-day official visit to Russia on August 23–24, India’s Ministry of External Affairs announced.

During the visit, Jaishankar is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

He will also co-chair the 27th session of the Intergovernmental Russian-Indian Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical, and Cultural Cooperation alongside Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, at whose invitation the trip is taking place.

The talks in Moscow come as New Delhi and Moscow continue to maintain strong bilateral trade and diplomatic ties, focusing on economic cooperation, trade balance, and strategic partnership initiatives across key sectors.

By Tamilla Hasanova