In the joint statement, ministers from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union said they condemned the poisoning "in the strongest possible terms".
Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi and India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will meet on the margins of a meeting of the 8-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organisation taking place in the Russian capital.
The project is expected to generate jobs and help communities avoid dangerous activities such as illegal immigration, terrorism or illicit trafficking.
A statement by EU Foreign Policy chief, Josep Borrell, called on the authorities to stop political persecution and engage in an inclusive national dialogue, in full respect of the Belarusian people’s democratic and fundamental rights.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has faced mounting pressure from MPs from across the political spectrum to consider sanctions on the pipeline in response to the attempt on the life of Russian opposition personality, Alexei Navalny