External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov , on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session on Saturday.
Mr. Jaishankar characterized the talks as “wide-ranging” on Twitter, saying they discussed bilateral cooperation, “exchanged views on Ukraine”, the G-20 and UN reforms. The Russian Foreign Ministry also tweeted that the meeting had occurred. The photographs tweeted by Mr. Jaishankar and the Russian side were contrasting in the mood they appeared to convey - with the Russian photo, presumably taken as the meeting was just starting, showing the ministers and several other participants smiling. Mr. Jaishankar’s photo showed the teams in the middle of discussions.
