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The trilateral meeting of India, China and Russia, which was held on Tuesday in Bangalore, has called for an enhanced cooperation for countering international terrorism as well as incorporation of more democratisation in international bodies.
External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, Yang Jiechi of China and Sergei Lavrov of Russia held discussions on a range of issues.
The three ministers have discussed ways for countering international issues like economic meltdown, terrorism, climate change, energy as well as reforming international bodies.
The resurgence of Taliban-led violence in Afghanistan figured prominently in the discussions.
"We discussed trilateral action against terrorism and transnational crime," Krishna said at a joint press interaction with his counterparts from Russia and China. Krishna said the three foreign ministers identified "common approaches" in addressing a host of regional and international issues.
Yang described the meeting as a "very productive one" and “underlined that it marked a new progress" in trilateral cooperation”. He stressed that the “three countries shared similar approaches on regional and international issues”.
Yang also called for “greater democracy in international relations and underlined the need for creating a more just and equitable international order".
Lavrov emphasised “the need for enhanced cooperation in combating rising terrorism in Afghanistan and the common stake of the three countries in the restoration of peace and stability in the violence-torn country”.
