New Delhi, March 23 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday hailed the longstanding ties between New Delhi and Moscow and said that the countries are committed to growing their bilateral trade to USD 100 billion by 2030.

He made the remarks while virtually addressing the 'India and Russia: Towards a new bilateral agenda' conference.

EAM lauded the efforts of the Russian International Affairs Council and the Indian Embassy in Moscow for the second consecutive edition of this initiative.

In his remarks he said, "Both sides are committed to increasing the present annual trade from US $68.7 billion to US $100 billion by 2030 in a balanced and sustainable manner". In this regard he said that efforts are underway to address non-t...