Moscow, Aug. 24 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said he held a "wide-ranging conversation" with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on bilateral cooperation, regional hotspots, global challenges and multilateral issues.

In a post on X on Monday (local time), he said, "A wide-ranging conversation this evening with FM Sergey Lavrov of Russia."

"Discussed our bilateral cooperation, regional hotspots, global challenges and multilateral issues," he added.

The conversation comes as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said he handed over a personal message from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting at the Kremlin as part of his two-day official visit to the country.

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