Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday assured India that there was no change in the implementation of the contracts on supplying the sophisticated S-400 anti-aircraft surface-to-air missile system to the country.
His comments came weeks after the Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport CEO Alexander Mikheyev said that India will receive the first batch of the sophisticated S-400 missile system from Russia in October-December this year.
‘I would like to mention the implementation of the contracts on supplying S-400 systems to India. We see no changes regarding that and the Indian authorities have confirmed their adherence to these agreements,’ Lavrov said in response to a question during a press conference after the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ virtual meeting hosted by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. Read More…