Russian Foreign Ministre Sergey Lavrov and Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will discuss building transport, banking and financial chains at the upcoming negotiations, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
"The main emphasis will be on promoting the further building of sustainable transport, logistics and banking and financial chains, and expanding the use of national currencies in mutual settlements. It is planned to touch upon issues of cooperation in high-tech areas, including space and nuclear, as well as the implementation of joint projects for the development of hydrocarbons on the Arctic shelf and the Russian Far East," the statement read.
The ministers will also discuss security in the Asia-Pacific region, the situation in Ukraine and Afghanistan, as well as the Palestinian-Israeli confrontation, the statement added.