No decision on reviving Russia-India-China mechanism yet: MEA

India on Thursday was noncommittal on the revival of the Russia-India-China (RIC) mechanism, saying the matter will have to be worked out by the three countries in a “mutually convenient manner”.

- Rezaul H Laskar

Following comments by Russian leaders about the revival of RIC, China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that Beijing is ready to communicate with Moscow and New Delhi on advancing trilateral cooperation.

When external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal was asked about the matter at a weekly media briefing, he said no decision had been made so far in this regard.

“This consultative format is a mechanism where the three countries...discuss global issues and regional issues of interest to them,” Jaiswal said.