Jaishankar to embark on 3-nation tour of North America
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will pay an official visit to Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago from 2-10 May, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Saturday.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will pay an official visit to Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago from 2-10 May, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Saturday.
In a telephonic conversation, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday discussed with his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi the developments in West Asia, including international shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a telephonic conversation with Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani during which both the leaders reviewed the developments of the military escalation in the Gulf region and its serious repercussions on regional and international security and stability, as well as ways to resolve all disputes peacefully.
Amid the continuing wars in West Asia and Ukraine, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday asserted that India has solidly come through the multiple global shocks that have recently tested the country’s resilience.
Making a suo motu statement in Parliament on ‘’The Situation in West Asia’’, he also stated that the government is committed to protecting the interests of the Indian consumer in the backdrop of the implications of this conflict for the country’s energy security.
'We are talking to the Chinese both through military channels and diplomatic ones', he said.
Jaishankar also discussed coronavirus-related cooperation as well as global issues and world politics with UK Foreign Minister Dominic Raab.
The move comes as response to earlier conversation of PM Modi and his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on April 1, when they had decided that officials of the two countries would maintain regular contact to exchange information and explore avenues of cooperation.
On March 25, unidentified gunmen and suicide bombers stormed a Sikh gurdwara in the heart of Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul, killing at least 27 worshippers and wounding as many, in one of the deadliest attacks on the minority community in the country.
During the call, the two top diplomats discussed ways in which India and the United States could cooperate to address this global challenge, State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said on Sunday.
