Now, Beijing supports revival of Russia-India-China troika
BEIJING/NEW DELHI: China on Thursday expressed its support for Russia's initiative to revive the dormant Russia-India-China (RIC) troika.
Russian news portal Izvestia on Thursday quoted Russia's deputy foreign minister Andrei Rudenko as saying that Moscow expects the resumption of the RIC format and is negotiating on this issue with Beijing and New Delhi.
'This topic appears in our negotiations with both of them. We are interested in making this format work, because these three countries are important partners, besides being the founders of BRICS,' Rudenko said.
'Therefore, the absence of this format, in my opinion, looks inappropriate. In this regard, we expect that the countries will agree to resume work within the framework of the RIC — of course, when relations between these states reach a level that allows them to work in a trilateral format,' he said.
In India, the ministry of external affairs said RIC is a consultative format where the three countries discuss global issues and regional issues of interest to them. 'As to when this particular RIC format meeting is going to be held, it is something that will be worked out among the three countries in a mutually convenient manner,' said the spokesperson.
Asked for his reaction to Rudenko's comments, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian on Thursday said, 'China-Russia-India cooperation not only serves the respective interests of the three countries but also helps uphold peace, security, stability and progress in the region and the world.'
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China stands ready to maintain communication with Russia and India on advancing the trilateral cooperation, he said.
The Russian and Chinese interests in the revival of RIC followed the recent visit of foreign minister S Jaishankar to China to take part in the SCO foreign ministers meeting, during which he held talks with his Chinese and Russian counterpaerts Wang Yi and Sergei Lavrov.
Joint work in the RIC format was stalled, first because of the Covid pandemic and then by the India-China military standoff at eastern Ladakh in 2020.
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