India / Foreign minister s jaishankar says oil purchase from russia will continue

New Delhi : Amidst the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has once again reached Moscow. During this, he met his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov and once again gave a message of peace regarding the Ukraine war. He said that India firmly maintains that there should be a return to dialogue. s. Jaishankar said during the bilateral meeting, 'As for international issues, the last few years have been spent in the Corona epidemic. Countries around the world have faced financial pressure and business difficulties. All this has had an impact on the global economy. Now we are seeing the impact of Ukraine war on the world after this.

The External Affairs Minister said that apart from these, there are also issues like terrorism and climate change, which have had an impact on development and prosperity. Our talks will have an impact on all situations in the world. Apart from this, the solution of regional issues will also come out of our talks. s. Referring to the relations between Russia and India, Jaishankar said that our relations are very strong at every level. PM Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin recently met in Samarkand in September. Not only this, during this S. Jaishankar reminded Russia how oil trade continued between the two countries despite protests from the West.

Jaishankar said that India has continued to purchase oil from Russia even in the midst of the ongoing war in Ukraine. Despite all the protests from the western countries, this business has continued. "India and Russia have a steady relationship in a multipolar and new equilibrium world," he said. Our relationship has been there for a long time and there has always been trust in each other. On the question of journalists regarding the purchase of oil from Russia and pressure from Western countries, S.K. Jaishankar said energy market is under pressure due to various reasons.

Relations with Russia benefited, oil purchases will continue

The External Affairs Minister said that India is a country which ranks third in the world in the consumption of oil and gas. But the earning of the people is not very much. It is important for us that we buy the resources at the right rate. That's why we have benefited from relations between India and Russia. We will continue this. Let us tell you that the eyes of the world are on Jaishankar's visit to Russia. There are discussions even that between the war between Ukraine and Russia, India is also mediating. The New York Times report has also made speculations about the mediation on the basis of PM Narendra Modi's stature and his relationship with Putin.