EAM Jaishankar meets Anthony Blinken, Sergey Lavrov and Catherine Colonna in Bali

The talks took place on the sidelines of the G-20 foreign ministers' meeting (FMM) in the Indonesian city of Bali.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday held talks with U..S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov and French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna.

While having talks with Mr. Blinken, Mr. Jaishankar focussed on a range of challenges with "greater understanding and openness".

The talks took place on the sidelines of the G-20 foreign ministers' meeting (FMM) in the Indonesian city of Bali.

"Continued the conversation with @SecBlinken on global and regional issues, this time at Bali #G20FMM. Our relationship today allows us to approach a range of challenges with greater understanding and openness," Mr. Jaishankar tweeted.

The Ukraine crisis is believed to have figured in the talks.

India has not yet condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine and it has been maintaining that the crisis must be resolved through diplomacy and dialogue.

In the last few months, India has also increased the import of discounted crude oil from Russia notwithstanding increasing disquiet over it by several Western powers.