Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke to his Pakistani counterpart on Sunday (May 4, 2025) and provided Russia’s help in resolving tensions between Pakistan and India over Kashmir, the Foreign Ministry mentioned.
“Particular attention was paid to the significant rise in tension between New Delhi and Islamabad,” the ministry mentioned in an announcement, referring to Mr. Lavrov’s dialog with Ishaq Dar, who can be Pakistan’s deputy prime minister.
“It was stressed that Russia is ready to act for a political settlement of the situation resulting from the act of terrorism of April 22 in the Pahalgam area of the Kashmir Valley, in the event of a mutual desire on the part of Islamabad and New Delhi,” the Russian Foreign Ministry mentioned in an announcement posted on Telegram.
Mr. Lavrov’s dialog with Mr. Dar passed off two days after he spoke with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and in addition known as for a settlement of differences between the 2 neighbouring international locations.
Suspected militants killed not less than 26 folks in final week’s assault on a mountain vacationer vacation spot within the Pahalgam space of the Kashmir Valley.
Kashmir is claimed by each international locations and has been the main focus of a number of wars, an insurgency and diplomatic standoffs.
Russia has been India’s largest weapons supplier for many years and New Delhi and Moscow have had shut ties since Soviet instances.
Published – May 05, 2025 04:37 am IST
