Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday met Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov and exchanged views on measures to strengthen ties between the two nations.

The finance ministry in a post on X said Sitharaman and Manturov discussed issues of bilateral and multilateral interest.

"They exchanged views on measures to strengthen financial and economic ties between the two nations," the ministry said.

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