NSA Doval Holds Productive Meeting with Russian Counterpart, Discusses Enhanced Bilateral Collaboration

NSA Ajit Doval met with Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev in St. Petersburg, discussing bilateral cooperation and mutual concerns. They reviewed terrorism prevention, with Doval condemning the Moscow attack and calling for unity against terrorism. Doval also spoke at the BRICS NSAs luncheon, emphasizing the need for cooperation in combating terrorism. In a separate meeting, Doval discussed Myanmar's situation and infrastructure projects with Admiral Moe Aung.

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Wednesday met with his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev for a second time this month, and they reviewed progress in bilateral cooperation and discussed important issues of mutual interest.

Doval held a bilateral meeting with Patrushev, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, on the sidelines of the XII International Meeting of High Ranking Officials Responsible for Security Matters in St Petersburg, the Indian Embassy in Moscow said in a post on X.

''Both sides reviewed progress in bilateral cooperation and discussed important issues of mutual interest,'' it added.

The NSA had condemned the barbaric terror attack at Crocus City Hall in Moscow on March 22 and called for shunning double standards in combating the menace.

Earlier this month, Doval met Patrushev on the sidelines of the 19th annual meeting of the secretaries of security councils of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states in Astana and conveyed India's solidarity with the government and the people of Russia to address the threat from terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.

In his address at the security conclave of the SCO in Astana, Doval had said that the perpetrators of terrorism should be effectively and expeditiously dealt with including those involved in cross-border terrorist activities.

Separately, Doval on Wednesday spoke at the luncheon meeting of BRICS NSAs hosted by the Secretary of the Russian Federation's Security Council and called for closer cooperation in the fight against terrorism and concrete actions to prevent transborder planning, funding and execution of terrorist acts.

Doval also had a bilateral meeting with his Myanmar counterpart Admiral Moe Aung and talked about the current situation in Myanmar and India-funded infrastructure projects in Myanmar.

''They also discussed recent developments along the India-Myanmar border, including issues related to security, refugees, development projects, etc,'' the Indian mission in Moscow said in another post on X.

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