New Delhi, Mar 30 (FN Agency) Russian security chief Nikolai Patrushev on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during which they discussed issues of bilateral cooperation as well as international issues of mutual interest. An official statement said that “Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Nikolai Patrushev, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. “They discussed issues of bilateral cooperation, as well as international issues of mutual interest.” The Russian Embassy in a tweet said that Patrushev was received by PM Modi. “Issues of Russia-India bilateral cooperation of mutual interest were discussed.” Earlier, Patrushev held a bilateral meeting with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on the sidelines of the 18th Meeting of the Secretaries of the Security Councils of the SCO member states here.
During the bilateral meeting, the two sides outlined ways for further cooperation in the field of security, and held a thorough exchange of views on topical regional and international issues as well, the Russian Embassy said in tweets. “While on a visit to New Delhi, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev met with India’s National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of India Ajit Doval.“Ways have been outlined for further cooperation between Russia and India in the field of security. A thorough exchange of views on topical regional and international issues took place as well.” Patrushev, in his address at the 18th Meeting of the Secretaries of the Security Councils of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Member States, touched upon the issues of further interaction within the SCO in the areas of ensuring international information security, biomedical security and cooperation on the anti-drug track.
He also emphasised specific measures to jointly fight transnational organized crime, terrorism and the “revival of neo-Nazism”. He also underscored Russia’s commitment to the SCO’s principles of equal and indivisible security, respect for the fundamental norms of international law. Notably, Moscow has accused the Kyiv regime of pursuing neo-Nazism.Patrushev said that special attention should be paid to the need to uphold universal human values, to prevent interference in domestic affairs of sovereign states as well as to counter the policy of unilateral sanctions and restrictive measures, the tweets said, in reference to the sanctions imposed by the West on Russia in the aftermath of the Ukraine conflict.