National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on April 24 met his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev for a second time this month. This was on the sidelines of the XII International Meeting of High Ranking Officials Responsible for Security Matters. The meetings took place in St. Petersburg, Russia. According to Russian News Agency TASS, 106 countries took part in the meetings, .
On the Doval-Patrushev meeting, the Russian Embassy in India said,
During the negotiations, the parties discussed issues of #bilateral cooperation in various fields. A particular emphasis was placed on interaction between #Russia & #India in the sphere of international & regional #security. https://t.co/fPhL93O8G8
— Russia in India 🇷🇺 (@RusEmbIndia) April 24, 2024
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The Indian Embassy Moscow added,
On the sidelines of the XII International Meeting of High Ranking Officials Responsible for Security Matters in St Petersburg, NSA Shri Ajit Doval had a bilateral meeting with His Excellency Mr. Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.
Both… pic.twitter.com/V5WkjKE8oL
— India in Russia (@IndEmbMoscow) April 24, 2024
Doval’s Message Against Terrorism
At a lunch meeting of the BRICS(Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa+Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates) group NSAs, the Indian Embassy said, NSA Doval called for closer cooperation in the fight against terrorism and concrete action to prevent transborder planning, funding and execution of terrorist acts. On March 22, the ‘Islamic State’ (ISIS/Daesh) terrorist group claimed an attack in Russia. That was at the Crocus City Hall concert venue on the outskirts of Moscow. 145 people died in that attack.
On the St Petersburg visit, Russian and Chinese press releases make it clear that China’s top security official Chen Wenqing was part of the meetings. He heads the Communist Party’s Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission and holds a seat on the Communist Party’s 24-member Politburo.
Significantly, he was on a nine-day trip to Russia. In any case, Chen also had a bilateral meeting with Patrushev. Earlier, Russia’s Security Council issued a statement. It said the two officials discussed “further strengthening cooperation between law enforcement agencies and special services.” Additionally, the statement said, “Opinions were exchanged on some issues on the international agenda. As well as, the statement added, “the parties confirmed their focus on enhancing coordination in the international arena.”
NSA Doval’s Official Bilateral Meetings
At this point, there is no official word if the Indian and Chinese envoys met. New Delhi has so far only made public that NSA Doval had bilateral meetings with the Brazilian representative,
On the sidelines of the XII International Meeting of High Ranking Officials Responsible for Security Matters in St Petersburg, NSA Shri Ajit Doval had a bilateral meeting with His Excellency Celso Amorim, Chief Advisor to the President of Brazil. Bilateral, regional and global… pic.twitter.com/V1OVJmw78S
— India in Russia (@IndEmbMoscow) April 24, 2024
and his Myanmar counterpart Admiral Moe Aun,
On the sidelines of the XII International Meeting of High Ranking Officials Responsible for Security Matters in St Petersburg, NSA Shri Ajit Doval had a bilateral meeting with his Myanmar counterpart Admiral Moe Aung and talked about the current situation in Myanmar and… pic.twitter.com/pjXWXKsj9L
— India in Russia (@IndEmbMoscow) April 24, 2024
Finally. India’s current Ambassador to Russia Vinay Kumar presented his letter of credence on April 17. He has just taken over as India’s Ambassador in Moscow after being India’s Envoy to Myanmar.
