External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday arrived in Moscow on a five-day visit to Russia during which he will hold talks with his counterpart and discuss various bilateral and global issues.

“Arrived in Moscow. Look forward to my engagements,” Jaishankar said in a post on X.

He will be in Russia from December 25 to 29 as part of the ongoing high-level exchanges between the two countries, as announced by the government.

During his visit, he will meet his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has stated that discussions between EAM Jaishankar and Russian Deputy PM Manturov will focus on economic engagement. Additionally, EAM Jaishankar will engage with FM Lavrov on various bilateral, multilateral, and international matters.