Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke to his Pakistani counterpart on Sunday and offered Russia's help in resolving tensions between Pakistan and India over Kashmir, the Foreign Ministry said.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that it was following with great concern the tense atmosphere at the India-Pakistan border in Kashmir, where suspected militants killed at least 26 people in attack last week. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia highly values its relations with both New Delhi and Islamabad.

Amidst escalating tensions between two nuclear-armed neighbours in South Asia, Russia and Iran on Monday urged India and Pakistan to exercise restraint.Tensions between the arch-rivals