Posted on 02/14/2007 1:10:07 AM PST by twinself
The foreign ministers of India, Russia and China were meeting Wednesday in the Indian capital in a bid to strengthen relations and to explore cooperation on issues such as counterterrorism and energy security, Indian officials said.
The meeting between India's External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and their Chinese counterpart Li Zhaoxing is part of efforts by the three countries to forge a trilateral forum to work more closely on regional security issues, the officials said.
"This will be the second stand-alone meeting of its kind," said Navtej Sarna, external affairs ministry spokesman. The foreign ministers of the three countries last met in Vladivostok, Russia, in June 2005 and have held at least four meetings on the sidelines of other international meetings.
The situation in Iraq, this week's breakthrough in dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons program and Afghanistan's reconstruction efforts were also likely to be discussed, news reports said.
The India-Russia-China meetings have fueled speculation that the consultations are aimed at forming an alliance to counter the influence of the United States in the region.
However, the three countries have vehemently denied that they are forming a coalition against American dominance in international affairs.
Energy security was likely to figure prominently at Wednesday's talks with energy-starved India and China eyeing Russia's rich oil and gas reserves, analysts said.
"Energy cooperation would be a big ticket item on the talks agenda," said C. Uday Bhaskar of the New Delhi-based Institute for Defence and Strategic Analyses.
The three-way consultations between the Asian powers were first proposed by Russia in 1996, and past meetings have focussed on issues such as global terrorism, drug trafficking and energy security.
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Middle East and African oil joint-bids, to lower costs?
Russia needs the real friends so those who doesn't threaten her security.
If you think China is your real friend then good luck. Just look at the numbers. In 10 years you'll see who's dealing cards in Asia.
If you think China is your real friend then good luck. Just look at the numbers. In 10 years you'll see who's dealing cards in Asia.==
With China we have no problems. But with West we get the new real threat just now so we need to counter that threat with new nuclier missiles. So you see.
In next 10 years we will see. But you are right there are no real friends at all. The peace are to be supported only with brute force. To make peace we need the wishes of both parties. To make war the wish of only one party needs. Russia has no choice now. So russian scentists ought to work to create even more formidable weapons. But remember Russia didn't start that new arm race.
Your country's population is declining, and even with Russia's windfall from oil revenues, it is still growing (economically) much slower than the PRC (China). In the future, what is to stop the PRC (China) from taking over Russia by force? The Chinese population is around 10 times that of its Russian counterpart. Chinese could then take Russian oil and gas without paying the Kremlin/Russia.
Your country's population is declining, and even with Russia's windfall from oil revenues, it is still growing (economically) much slower than the PRC (China). In the future, what is to stop the PRC (China) from taking over Russia by force? ==
Maybe who knows. But it will be in future. But for now the danger to Russia comes form West not East.
So how is the West a threat to Russia? We're sort of occupied with the Muslims, who y'all are selling arms to.
So how is the West a threat to Russia? We're sort of occupied with the Muslims, who y'all are selling arms to.==
NATO is the threat to Russia because it creates now the disbalance of forces.
Yes you did. Russia's Iranian and North Korean clients threaten the US. We develop anti-missile systems to meet the threat of Russia's rogue nation allies, and you take it as a threat to you personally. Maybe because you are closer to the Iranian jihad and the NorK communists that we even think. Maybe you are all one and the same.
Yes you did. Russia's Iranian and North Korean clients threaten the US. We develop anti-missile systems to meet the threat of Russia's rogue nation allies, and you take it as a threat to you personally. Maybe because you are closer to the Iranian jihad and the NorK communists that we even think. Maybe you are all one and the same.==
Oh Joe:). If USA developed ABM and sametime diminished her attack missiles then the balance wasn't violated and Russia say nothing. But America didn't do that. So now the balance is violated and Russia feel threaten.
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