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Russia welcomes de-escalation of Indo-Pak standoff

Vinay Shukla in Moscow

Russia has welcomed de-escalation of Indo-Pak tension and has emphasised the need for 'consolidating and developing' the positive trend for resumption of negotiations between the two countries.

"The Russian side welcomes the steps taken by the Indian and Pakistani leaderships, resulting in a reduction of the level of confrontation in the region," a Russian foreign ministry release said.

"Now the important thing is to consolidate and develop the positive trends and achieve the creation of prerequisites for the resumption of the negotiation process between New Delhi and Islamabad and the return of Indo-Pak relations to normalcy," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Saltanov told the Pakistani Ambassador Iftikhar Murshed on Wednesday in course of their meeting.

Both sides underscored that the advancement in this direction has been 'largely facilitated' by the joint efforts of the international community and Russia, including the meetings that took place in Almaty between President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and the leaders of the two states.

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