Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today, Monday, during the "2 + 2" consultations, that Russia expressed India's deep concern over US activities in the Asia-Pacific region.

The Indian and Russian leaderships have a relationship of great trust and confidence, and a package of significant documents will be signed at the annual bilateral summit, external affairs minister Jaishankar and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov said.

Lavrov: the deal is of great practical importance 

Lavrov added, after talks with his Indian counterpart Subramaniam Jaishankar, and the Russian-Indian consultations between the defense and foreign ministers of the two countries, "both Russia and India have a similar worldview of a more polycentric, more multipolar, more equitable world order. We advocate similar or identical positions on the most important political and military issues."

He considered he is "confident that the new mechanism is going to turn into an efficient dialogue platform to talk about a wide range of regional and international topics a little further deepening our traditional, mutual understanding," adding that it'll help reinforce their "privileged strategic partnership."

Lavrov added that Russia is seeing American attempts to undermine cooperation between Moscow and New Delhi on the S-400 systems. He said it is a deal that is not only symbolic but also of very great practical importance for maintaining "India's defense capabilities."

In the same context, he mentioned that they witnessed attempts by the United States to undermine this cooperation and compel India to purchase American weapons, as well as making India accept American perceptions of how this region will develop.

Lavrov pointed out that there is a common vision for Russia and India on the necessity of the inclusiveness of the new government in Afghanistan.

💬 Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov: Russia & India have similar visions of the model of a more just, democratic & polycentric world order. They promote identical or very similar views on the most vital issues of peace & security 🇷🇺🇮🇳

🔗 https://t.co/0FeVj6K8iZ#RussiaIndia pic.twitter.com/MdXy1NCeIy

— MFA Russia 🇷🇺 (@mfa_russia) December 6, 2021

In turn, the Indian Foreign Ministry tweeted about its aspirations for the India-Russia meeting and hailed the strong relationship that turned into special and privileged.

Looking forward to scaling new heights of #IndiaRussia #DruzbhaDosti.

As we await the arrival of President Vladimir Putin @KremlinRussia_E for the 🇮🇳🇷🇺 21st Annual Summit with PM @narendramodi, a quick look at how the relationship has fortified into a special and privileged one. pic.twitter.com/inRQm8PMX7

— Indian Diplomacy (@IndianDiplomacy) December 6, 2021

JCPOA

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that they support efforts aimed at the restoration of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

"The parties reaffirmed the importance of the full implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and UN Security Council Resolution 2231 and expressed support for the relevant efforts aimed at the early restoration of the ‘nuclear deal," the statement read.