India is a trusted accomplice; restricted cooperation with Pakistan: Russia

Describing India as a “trusted partner”, Russia on Wednesday mentioned there have been no divergences or misunderstandings between the 2 nations and that it has “limited cooperation” with Pakistan primarily based on “independent” relations.
Deputy Chief of the Russian mission Roman Babushkin additionally welcomed the latest dedication by India and Pakistan to observe the 2003 ceasefire on the Line of Control and mentioned these are “very important steps” for regional stability.
At a joint media briefing with Babushkin, Russian ambassador Nikolay Kudashev criticised the Indo-Pacific technique by the western nations describing it as “dangerous” and an effort to revive the chilly warfare mentality.

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Babushkin mentioned India should be a part of the method of shaping regional consensus on Afghanistan and that New Delhi and Moscow have related approaches for the Afghan peace course of.
Asked about experiences of unhealthy optics throughout Russian international minister Sergey Lavrov’s latest go to to India as he travelled to Islamabad from Delhi, Babushkin mentioned Russia has unbiased ties with Pakistan and that it doesn’t “target any relations against anyone”.
“We believe that there is absolutely no reason to see that there are divergences or any misunderstandings between us. It is not the case in Russia-India ties,” he mentioned.

Kudashev mentioned India is a trusted accomplice of Russia and ties between the 2 nations have been “equal, solid, comprehensive, coherent and forward-looking”.
He additionally talked about that the go to by Lavrov to India on April 6 contributed lots to the ties.
“It was a very important and remarkable event, which contributed a lot to the special and privileged strategic partnership between our two friendly nations. Our ties remain equal, solid, comprehensive, coherent and forward-looking despite any global turbulence,” he mentioned.
The ambassador mentioned the go to was geared toward preparations for the India-Russia summit which is predicted to happen within the second half of the 12 months.

Babushkin mentioned Russia has unbiased relations with India, Pakistan and different nations and the relations are primarily based on their very own deserves.
“We are all members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and develop cooperation in various fields including regional security, fight against terrorism and to deal with other threats,” he mentioned.
“Russia has limited cooperation with Pakistan as compared to India. However, the fight against terrorism is our common agenda. So we also help Pakistan in providing anti-terrorism equipment and holding dedicated exercise,” he added.
After visiting India, Lavrov on Tuesday travelled to Islamabad the place he mentioned Russia was prepared to produce particular army tools to Pakistan to spice up its counter-terror capabilities.
Babushkin mentioned Russia respects the Simla settlement of 1972 and Lahore declaration of 1999 and that it has no intention to intervene in points between the 2 sides.
The ambassador mentioned Russia was very happy with the detailed dialogue on a variety of bilateral and worldwide issues between India and Russia throughout Lavrov’s go to.
“It confirmed the proximity of our approaches and exceptional level of mutual understanding and trust as well as goodwill to maintain our traditional open-minded and forward-looking dialogue,” he mentioned.