By PTI | Updated: Mar
24, 2017, 09.07 PM IST
NEW DELHI: India and Russia today admitted there may be some "unfriendly
forces or actors" who may be trying to create hindrances in bilateral
relations.
India-Russia ties were discussed threadbare as Home Minister Rajnath Singh held a meeting with a nine-member Russian
delegation led by Director of Federal Security Service (FSB) of the Russian
Federation Alexander Bortnikov here.
"The two sides also acknowledged that there may be some
'unfriendly forces' or 'unfriendly actors' who may be trying to create
hindrances in the bilateral relationship but such adverse campaigns are
incapable of affecting the deep understanding bolstered by regular dialogues
and mutual cooperation," an official statement said.
Singh informed the visiting delegation that
India and Russia are all-weather friends and enjoy family-like relations and
bilateral ties had withstood all trying times in the midst of changing nature
of international and political relations.
During the course of the delegation-level
meeting lasting for about 45 minutes, the Home Minister highlighted the
sponsoring of terrorism by India's neighbouring country, "which is a
threat not only to India and international community but to humanity as a whole".
Singh
said India has a policy of zero-tolerance for terrorism.
The Home Minister said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and
Russian President Vladimir Putin have been meeting on different occasions to
share and strengthen bilateral cooperation at the highest level.
He also mentioned that the Russian President is
loved and respected by all Indians.
Singh said inter-agency cooperation between the
two countries should cover bilateral, regional and international issues.
He emphasised that bilateral cooperation should
include the areas of military and technical cooperation, energy, economic
security and disaster management, and urged that the strategic collaboration
between the two countries needs to be strengthened further.
The Home Minister said during the ensuing visit
of an Indian delegation to Russia, he would make it a point to visit facilities
such as the EMERCOM headquarters to explore areas of technical cooperation
between the two countries ..
The Russian delegation extended an invitation to the Home
Minister to participate in the XVI international meeting of the Heads of Special
Services, Security Agencies and Law Enforcement Organisations in Russia later
this year, which he accepted.
The Russian team included representatives from
FSB's Departments of Constitution Protection and Counter Terrorism,
Intelligence Analysis and International Liaison and Scientific & Technical.
The Indian side included Union Home Secretary
Rajiv Mehrishi and senior officers from the Ministry of Home Affairs and
Ministry of External Affairs.
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