Washington: Russia has strongly condemned the serial blasts in Mumbai, terming the attack as a 'despicable' act that was designed to provoke "fear and
division".
"We condemn the people who organised this act, and we extend our condolences to India and the Government of India," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters in a joint media availability with his US counterpart Hillary Clinton at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the State Department.
"Counter terrorism has a special place in our cooperation with the US, and we will be building up this cooperation everywhere, including Afghanistan, Middle and Far East, and other regions in the world," Lavrov said.
The minister said he fully supported Clinton in "condemning these despicable acts of violence designed to provoke fear and division."
"The Indian people have suffered from acts of terrorism before, and we have seen them respond with courage and resilience.
"Our hearts are with the victims and their families, and we have reached out to the Indian government to express our condolence and offer support," Clinton said, adding she would be travelling to India next week as planned.
"I believe it is more important than ever that we stand with India, deepen our partnership and reaffirm our commitment to the shared struggle against terrorism," she said.
Clinton said neither the US nor Russia were strangers to terrorism, and it has been a mutual goal of both the countries to increase their cooperation in order to prevent terrorists from wreaking their violence on innocent Russians, Americans and others, and to bring those who do so to justice.
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