External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will co-chair the 26th meeting of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC) in Moscow on Wednesday.
The session focused on strengthening ties between the two countries is an important part of his three-day official trip to Russia, which takes place from August 19 to 21. The External Affairs Minister is also set to speak at the India-Russia Business Forum, where both countries will look into ways to strengthen their trade and investment relationships.
Jaishankar's visit is happening because Denis Manturov, who is the First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, invited him.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) highlighted the strategic significance of the visit. “Dr S Jaishankar will undertake an official visit to Russia on 19-21 August 2025 to co-chair the 26th Session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC) scheduled for 20 August 2025,” the MEA said in a statement.
“The visit aims to further strengthen the longstanding and time-tested India-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership,” MEA added.
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While he is there, Jaishankar will also have one-on-one discussions with Russia's foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov. The meeting continues the regular high-level talks between the two countries. The two leaders had met before at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Foreign Ministers’ meeting on July 15, and also during the recent BRICS Summit.
Earlier this year, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri went to Moscow to meet with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko for discussions between the foreign offices, showing that the diplomatic talks between New Delhi and Moscow have been ongoing and steady.
The visit comes before a possible major meeting, as Russian President Vladimir Putin is planned to go to India after receiving an invitation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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