Russian Overseas Minister Segey Lavrov held a telephonic dialog with Indian Minister of Exterior Affairs Dr S Jaishankar on Friday.

The 2 counterparts mentioned the India-Pakistan challenge post-Pahalgam terror assault.

The Russian Overseas Ministry, in a press launch, mentioned that Jaishankar and Lavrov mentioned topical problems with Russian-Indian interplay in addition to the exasperation of Indian-Pakistani relations following the terrorist act in Pahalgam.

The Russian overseas minister referred to as for settling the variations between India and Pakistan by ‘political and diplomatic means’ on a bilateral foundation as per the provisions of the 1972 Shimla Settlement and the 1999 Lahore Declaration.

The ministers additionally mentioned the timetable of the upcoming contacts on the high and excessive ranges, the press launch mentioned.