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MEDIA STATEMENT
On 11 March, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov held a telephone conversation with Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.
The two foreign ministers exchanged views on the situation surrounding Iran, expressing support for its earliest possible normalization. They underscored support for the contribution of the SCO [Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a Eurasian political and security bloc] and BRICS [an intergovernmental grouping of major emerging economies] to de-escalation efforts and to creating conditions for achieving a lasting settlement based on a balance of the legitimate interests of all parties.
The ministers also discussed specific aspects of the bilateral agenda, including the schedule of upcoming political contacts.