Bangalore, Oct 27 The ninth trilateral meeting of Russia, India and China (RIC) will begin here today.

Foreign Ministers of India, China and Russia S M Krishna, Yang Jiechi and Sergey Lavrov respectively will discuss the trilateral issues in the meeting.

The three Ministers will also explore business opportunities in key sectors, including infrastructure and energy that will be mutually beneficially to the three countries in the region.

Issues concerning political and economic spheres involving the three countries will also be discussed. Subjects like global economic slowdown, energy, banking and financial sectors and global warming are expected to be considered.

Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and Joint Secretary (East Asia, China, Japan affairs) Vinay Gokhale will assist S M Krishna in the talks. (ANI)