Sushma Swaraj leaves for Iran and Russia, China’s veto on Masood Azhar tops agenda

ANI News 2016-04-16

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New Delhi, Apr 16 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will undertake a visit to Iran and Russia on Saturday. The two-day visit to Iran is being undertaken with an aim to step up bilateral engagement in a range of areas, including oil and trade, as the strategically important Persian Gulf nation is now ready to resume business with the rest of the world following the lifting of global sanctions. She will also be visiting Russian capital Moscow on April 18 and 19 for the 14th annual foreign ministers' meeting of RIC (Russia, India and China). On the sidelines of the RIC meeting, Swaraj is expected to meet her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during which she is likely to raise the issue of China blocking India's bid to ban Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar.

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