New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Amid Western threats to impose tougher sanctions on Russia over Ukraine, Moscow Friday appreciated Indiaís stand and said both countries stood for ìnon-interference in the domestic affairsî of other nations.
Sergey Naryshkin, Speaker of the Russian parliament, told an event here hosted by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) that Russia ìappreciates Indiaís position that it is unacceptable to impose sanctionsî.
Naryshkin also slammed the US for the sanctions, which he said were a ìkind of economic pressureî.
He said the US was trying to blame Russia for the continuing violence in Ukraine when the ìresponsibility of the US is significant and evident to everyoneî.
India has stated clearly ìthat it cannot be a party to any economic sanctions against Russiaî. This was stated ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putinís visit to India in December last year.
Naryshkin also termed ties between India and Russia as ìunique and characterised by friendship, mutual trustî.
Speaking later at the Russian Cultural Centre, he said -- in obvious reference to the US -- that India and Russia were for international law which is ìnot being accepted due to unipolarity, which is damaging to the international security systemî.
He said both countries were for ìnon-interference in the domestic affairs of other countriesî.
He said following Putinís visit to India, the levels of cooperation between the two sides had risen at all levels
He said Russia supported Indiaís full-fledged membership to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
The next SCO summit will be held in the Russian city Ufa on July 9-10, 2015 along with the 7th BRICS Summit.
Russia will chair both SCO and BRICS groups of nations. Ufa is the capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan, and the industrial, economic, scientific and cultural center of Russia.
The West, led by the US, has threatened tougher sanctions on Russia over the unrest in eastern Ukraine, alleging Moscow was actively supporting the pro-Russian rebels. Russia has denied the charge.
Naryshkin is here to attend the third session of the Russian-Indian parliamentary commission.
Sergey Naryshkin, Speaker of the Russian parliament, told an event here hosted by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) that Russia ìappreciates Indiaís position that it is unacceptable to impose sanctionsî.
Naryshkin also slammed the US for the sanctions, which he said were a ìkind of economic pressureî.
He said the US was trying to blame Russia for the continuing violence in Ukraine when the ìresponsibility of the US is significant and evident to everyoneî.
India has stated clearly ìthat it cannot be a party to any economic sanctions against Russiaî. This was stated ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putinís visit to India in December last year.
Naryshkin also termed ties between India and Russia as ìunique and characterised by friendship, mutual trustî.
Speaking later at the Russian Cultural Centre, he said -- in obvious reference to the US -- that India and Russia were for international law which is ìnot being accepted due to unipolarity, which is damaging to the international security systemî.
He said both countries were for ìnon-interference in the domestic affairs of other countriesî.
He said following Putinís visit to India, the levels of cooperation between the two sides had risen at all levels
He said Russia supported Indiaís full-fledged membership to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
The next SCO summit will be held in the Russian city Ufa on July 9-10, 2015 along with the 7th BRICS Summit.
Russia will chair both SCO and BRICS groups of nations. Ufa is the capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan, and the industrial, economic, scientific and cultural center of Russia.
The West, led by the US, has threatened tougher sanctions on Russia over the unrest in eastern Ukraine, alleging Moscow was actively supporting the pro-Russian rebels. Russia has denied the charge.
Naryshkin is here to attend the third session of the Russian-Indian parliamentary commission.
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