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New Delhi, Apr 01: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who arrived here on a two-day visit, met PM Narendra Modi on Friday. The meeting comes amid growing pressure on India to take a stand against Russia.
India so far has maintained a neutral position on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that began on February 24.
Earlier in the day, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow is open to India mediating in the Ukraine crisis.
“India is important country. If India sees to play that role which provides resolution of problem…If India is with its position of just and rational approach to international problems, it can support such process,” said Lavrov on possibility of India becoming a mediator between Moscow-Kyiv.
The Russian Foreign Minister also complimented India for its position on the Ukraine crisis, saying it follows an independent foreign policy.
India abstained on…