• Russia to help solve the question of the mutual desire of Pakistan, India.
• This comes days after Russian FM talked to the Indian counterpart.
• Moscow has been India’s largest weapon provider for decades.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke with his Pakistani counterpart on Sunday and offered Russia’s help to solve tension between Pakistan and India over Kashmir, the Foreign Ministry said.

“Particular attention was paid to the significant increase in tension between New Delhi and Islamabad,” the ministry said in a statement, referring to Lavrov’s conversation with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar.

“It was emphasized that Russia is ready to act for a political solution to the situation due to the act of terror on April 22 in the Pahagam area of ​​the Kashmir Valley, in the event of a mutual desire by Islamabad and New Delhi,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement published on Telegram.

Lavrov’s conversation with Dar took place two days after he spoke with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaisankar and also called for a solution of differences between the two neighboring countries.

Suspected militants killed at least 26 people in last week’s attack on a mountain tourist destination in the Pahagam area of ​​the Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir Valley.

The Muslim majority region has been the focus of several wars, a rebellion and diplomatic standoffs.

Russia has been India’s largest weapon provider for decades, and New Delhi and Moscow have had close ties since Soviet times.