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Published: 17:24, September 15, 2022 | Updated: 17:24, September 15, 2022
France respects India keeping Russia ties, foreign minister says
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Published:17:24, September 15, 2022 Updated:17:24, September 15, 2022 By Reuters

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna speaks during an interview with AFP in New Delhi on Sept 14, 2022. (SAJJAD HUSSAIN / AFP)

MUMBAI - France is aware of and respects India's energy and other relations with Russia, its foreign minister told the India Today news channel on Thursday during a visit to the country.

India has seen a flurry of visits from Western diplomats and other officials in recent weeks, as they seek to widen support for a plan of the G7 group of rich countries including France to cap the price of Russian oil

Russia is India's biggest foreign supplier of defense hardware, and India's imports of Russian crude oil and coal have soared since the Russia-Ukraine conflicts.

"We know the differences in our relations vis-a-vis Russia," Catherine Colonna said in an interview, during which she was asked about India's oil trade and overall ties with Russia.

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"We know the history" of India's past and present relations with Russia, Colonna said. "We do respect your country's decision to keep going with some relations."

India has seen a flurry of visits from Western diplomats and other officials in recent weeks, as they seek to widen support for a plan of the G7 group of rich countries including France to cap the price of Russian oil. 








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