- By Ajeet Kumar
- Sat, 03 May 2025 11:18 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a telephone conversation with Ministry of External Affairs S Jaishankar on Saturday, where he condemned the terrorist attack in Pahalgam and expressed full support to New Delhi. Lavrov in his call with Jaishankar called for the settlement of disagreements between Delhi and Islamabad. Lavrov called for the settlement of disagreements between New Delhi and Islamabad by political and diplomatic means on a bilateral basis in accordance with the provisions of the Simla Agreement of 1972 and the Lahore Declaration of 1999. Notably, the Russia's support came at a time when Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has desperately been reaching to global leaders, especially, Gulf nations, to pressurise New Delhi to abandon the idea of attack-- although India has not responded with arms.
🇷🇺🇮🇳📞 On May 2, Sergey #Lavrov & @DrSJaishankar spoke over the phone
— MFA Russia 🇷🇺 (@mfa_russia) May 3, 2025
Russia's FM called for settling the differences between New Delhi & Islamabad by political and diplomatic means on a bilateral basis.https://t.co/BfKs10Y8MP#RussiaIndia pic.twitter.com/b3aWY6vqn6
According to the statement released by the Russian foreign ministry, the heads of the foreign policy departments discussed current issues of Russian-Indian cooperation, as well as the aggravation of Indian-Pakistani relations after the terrorist attack near Pahalgam.
"On May 2, a telephone conversation took place between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S V Lavrov and the Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India S Jaishankar," the statement read.
"The heads of the foreign policy departments discussed current issues of Russian-Indian cooperation, as well as the aggravation of Indian-Pakistani relations after the terrorist attack near Pahalgam. S.V.Lavrov called for the settlement of disagreements between New Delhi and Islamabad by political and diplomatic means on a bilateral basis in accordance with the provisions of the Simla Agreement of 1972 and the Lahore Declaration of 1999," the statement read.
"The ministers discussed the schedule of upcoming contacts at the highest and high levels," the statement added.
Perpetrators, backers and planners must be brought to justice: Jaishankar
The talks between the two foreign ministers came against the backdrop of escalating tensions between India and Pakistan over the April 22 terror attack that killed 26 civilians.
Citing "cross-border linkages" to the horrific attack, India has promised severe punishment to those involved in the strike. Many global powers including the US and European Union have called on both sides to de-escalate tensions while unequivocally condemning the terror strike.
India has already asserted that the "perpetrators, backers and planners" of the terror attack must be brought to justice.
Discussed the Pahalgam terrorist attack with FM Lavrov of Russia yesterday. Its perpetrators, backers and planners must be brought to justice.
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) May 3, 2025
Also spoke about our bilateral cooperation activities.
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India's stern action on Pakistan
In the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, India on Saturday decided to suspend exchange of all categories of all inbound mails and parcels from Pakistan through air and surface routes, a statement by Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region, Jyotiradita Scindia said.
The statement by the Ministry of Communications, Department of Posts was also tweeted by India Post. The suspension follows another ban by the Centre earlier in the day on Pakistani imports. India has imposed an immediate ban on the direct or indirect import and transit of all goods originating in or exported from Pakistan, regardless of their import status, effectively halting bilateral trade flows.