India, Russia, China meeting claims 'close political coordination'

Moscow, Apr 13 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on Friday said India, Russia and China (IRC) foreign ministers mechanism has emerged as an important platform for close political coordination amongst the three countries.

Speaking at a joint media interaction at the RIC ministerial meeting, Krishna said: "The current international environment is witnessing dynamic shifts and volatile trends, which shall eventually delineate the contours of the future global scenario."

"India, Russia and China believe that they have a major role to play in addressing the global challenges," he added.

Asserting that their meeting was yet another important occasion for the three sides to exchange views on several issues of common interest, Krishna said: " We also reviewed cooperation among our three countries within the framework of other regional organisations such as BRICS, G-20, SCO and the East Asia Summit Process."

"Within the IRC mechanism, we also discussed the various thematic round tables and also ways to carry forward newer initiatives in areas where we share expertise and can harness potential benefits," he added.

He further said that the joint communiqu? issued today reflects our common understandings on a range of issues and the decisions taken.

"I have extended my personal invitation to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrovnd Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi to visit India for the 12th IRC foreign ministers meeting," he added. (ANI)