During his discussions with his colleagues from France, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, and Romania, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar covered a wide variety of topics, including the Indo-Pacific and the conflict in the Ukraine.
For the duration of his three-day trip, Jaishankar will be in Sweden to take part in the EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum (EIPMF). On Saturday, he had a meeting with his peers outside of the EIPMF.
I’m happy to meet Catherine Colonna, the foreign minister of France. Share her passion for ensuring the success of PM Narendra Modi’s visit to the Bastille Day. exchanged opinions on the G20 and Indo-Pacific,” he tweeted.
On July 14, Prime Minister Modi will be a special guest at this year’s Bastille Day Parade. French President Emmanuel Macron extended an invitation to Modi to take part in the Parade in Paris.
According to the Ministry of External Affairs, a detachment of the Indian military services would march in the parade alongside their French counterparts.
Along with signing agreements on migration and mobility, Jaishankar also met Alexander Schallenberg, Austria’s foreign minister.
Warm and fruitful chats with my Austrian buddy FM @a_schallenberg. Migration and mobility contracts have been signed. spoke about international concerns, particularly the Indo-Pacific and Ukraine,” he tweeted.
Jaishankar and Hadja Lahbib, the foreign minister of Belgium, made a commitment to promote bilateral ties and multilateral collaboration during their first encounter.
He addressed expanding bilateral and international connections while exchanging opinions with the foreign minister of Bulgaria, Ivan Kondov.
Jaishankar spoke on travel and mobility with Constantinos Kombos, his Cypriot colleague.
“It was wonderful to meet Cyprus’s FM, @ckombos, following his appointment. made a note of the opportunity for increased participation. spoke about travel and mobility. Also spoke about our multilateral partnership,” he tweeted.
Jaishankar met with Edgars Rinkevics, the foreign minister of Latvia, to explore measures to improve bilateral relations in light of the turmoil in Ukraine.
On the margins of the EU-Indo-Pacific Ministerial, I had a good discussion with FM @edgarsrinkevics of Latvia. spoke about developing our bilateral partnership and the effects of the war in Ukraine. Also spoke about our multilateral collaboration,” he said in many tweets.
“Good discussion on the Indo-Pacific and bilateral cooperation with Lithuanian FM @GLandsbergis. We also spoke about how Europe sees the globe from our vantage points. After his meeting with Gabrielius Landsbergis, the foreign minister of Lithuania, he tweeted, “Agreed to keep in contact.
Jaishankar expressed his gratitude to Bogdan Aurescu, his Romanian colleague, for helping to organize Operation Ganga, an evacuation effort to bring back all the Indian citizens who were left behind in Ukraine.
“Caught up with Romanian coworker FM @BogdanAurescu on the sidelines of the EU-Indo-Pacific Ministerial. thanked him for facilitating Operation Ganga. partnership in energy and defense. took advantage of his observations on the area,” he tweeted.
Jaishankar left Bangladesh for Sweden, where he spoke on Friday at the 6th Indian Ocean Conference.
