NEW DELHI: Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the two leaders discussed issues of bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
Earlier in the day, Nikolai Patrushev met National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in New Delhi. During the meeting, both sides outlined ways for further cooperation between Russia and India in the security sector.
According to the Russian embassy, ways of further cooperation between Russia and India in the field of security were outlined. There was also an in-depth exchange of views on topical regional and international issues. It may be known that Nikolai Patrushev also participated in the 18th meeting of the Secretaries of the Security Councils of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states held in New Delhi. The situation in the field of security and stability in the SCO region was discussed during the meeting.
During the meeting, Nikolai Patrushev paid special attention to the need to uphold universal human values, prevent interference in the domestic affairs of sovereign states, as well as counter the policy of unilateral sanctions and restrictive measures. They called for specific measures to jointly fight transnational organised crime, terrorism and the resurgence of neo-Nazism.