It is persuaded by the United States to reduce cooperation with Russia.

According to a Russian satellite news agency reported on the 22nd, Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi said at a press conference held in New Delhi on Thursday that India is not a country that will be pressed by other countries.

According to the United States CNN (CNN) previously reported that US State Department officials claimed that the United States was conducting "in -depth" discussions with India to persuade India to re -consider its military and energy cooperation with Russia. The official accused Russia of "no longer a reliable weapon supplier", and the Indian representative "began to understand that (looking for other markets) that it might bring them the real benefit." The official claims: "India has seriously relied on Russia, which is what they have done to their country over the past 40 years: first of all, dependence on military, and then relying on energy. Therefore, we have been conducting in -depth discussions with India. I hope to help them have a variety of choices in this regard. "

Arlidan Bagch Tuyuan: India Media

In this regard, Bagch said: "I don't think India is a country that you want to get the result when you go pressure. I think India's position comes from our own beliefs and what we need to do. Benefit."

However, the spokesman insisted that the Indian government did not feel the pressure from the United States in the United States in the military and energy cooperation with Russia. "There is no pressure on any time."

Russian Satellite News Agency pointed out that about 70%of India's military equipment comes from Russia. In the past four years, India has signed several agreements to buy air defense missile systems, warships and assault rifles, which has promoted bilateral defense cooperation.

On September 16, Indian Prime Minister Modi and Russian President Putin discussed the issues such as "global food security, energy security and fertilizer supply" in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit. The leaders of the two countries praised "the momentum of the sustainable development of bilateral relations, including contact at all levels."

On September 15th, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, the Indian diplomatic secretary, said that he would continue to buy oil from Russia, and emphasized that "India is not a member of the Seventh Kingdom Group (G7) and will not supply Russia's energy supply. Set up the price limit. "According to the" India Times "reported on the 19th, people familiar with the matter said that since the beginning of the Russian -Ukraine conflict in February this year, the practice of buying a large amount of Russian oil at a discount price is expected to save 350 billion rupees for India (approximately about $ 4.4 billion).

On September 7, during his speech at the Oriental Economic Forum, Indian Prime Minister Modi stated that he sought in -depth cooperation with Russia in the energy field, including supply from Russian coking coal.

(Edit: ZLQ)

- END -