PNS|Moscow
An Indian multi-party Parliamentary delegation on Friday held wide-ranging discussion on counter-terrorism combat between Russia and India and briefed the Russian side on Operation Sindoor.
The all-party delegation led by DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi is in Russia to sensitise global leadership about terror emanating from Pakistan, a month after the Pahalgam attack that left 26 people dead.
The Indian MPs had a detailed exchange of views at a round-table meeting with all-party members of the Russian Federation Assembly (Parliament) led by the Duma (lower house) International Affairs Committee chair Leonid Slutsky of Liberal-Democratic Party.
The delegation also met with First Deputy Chair of the Committee on International Affairs Andrey Denisov and other senators in the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, said a post from the Indian Embassy in Russia.
“The Russian side condemned the terrorist attack in Pahalgam and stated that Russia stands in solidarity with India for elimination of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations! Russia and India have shared position in the fight against terrorism. Russia India | Together in the fight against terrorism!” it added.
The delegation was warmly welcomed by Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko at the Smolenskaya Square high-rise building built by Stalin for the Foreign Ministry. Earlier, the delegation arrived here late on Thursday night amid Ukrainian drone attacks.
Later in the day, the Indian team is scheduled to interact with top India and South Asia experts of local think-tanks.
