MOSCOW, August 24. /TASS/. The current situation surrounding Ukraine, Iran, and Afghanistan was among the topics discussed by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov with his visiting Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, the Russian foreign ministry said.

"Talks between the two top diplomats focused on the current issues on the international agenda. In particular, they coordinated approaches to the situation in Afghanistan, around Iran, and Ukraine. The sides reiterated mutual commitment to continuing close coordination within the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, BRICS, and the Group of Twenty," it said. "The ministers agreed to strengthen trust-based dialogue at all levels."

The top Indian diplomat is visiting Russia to hold a meeting of the Russian-Indian intergovernmental commission on trade-an-economic, scientific-and-technical, and cultural cooperation.