S Jaishankar Meets Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Indonesia

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will represent Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit hosted by India in New Delhi on September 9 and 10.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Jakarta today on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit and discussed G20 issues as well as bilateral and multilateral cooperation.

"Good to meet FM Sergey Lavrov of Russia in Jakarta on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit. Useful stocktaking of our bilateral and multilateral cooperation. Discussed East Asia Summit and G20 issues," the minister said in a post on platform X.

The two leaders met in Johannesburg on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in August end and discussed recent global developments.