New Delhi, May 6 -- India and Russia held "a confidential exchange of views" in Goa on Thursday to drive forward the dynamics of cooperation in key areas of the Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership between both countries.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who held a bilateral on the sidelines of the ongoing meeting of Foreign Ministers of the member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), discussed ways to strengthen coordination activities between New Delhi and Moscow.

The interaction becomes more significant as it took place ahead of the SCO Council of Heads of State (CHS) Summit which is scheduled to be held on July 3-4 in the Indian capital and is expected to wi...