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.
Without naming Pakistan, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said that it is difficult to engage with a neighbour which practices cross-border terrorism against India.
Jaishankar also met his counterpart from Saint Lucia, Alva Baptiste in Guyana and said he appreciated his insights at the India-CARICOM ministerial held in Guyana on Friday.
Ukraine's First Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova has handed over a letter from President Volodymyr Zelensky, addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to the Indian government, requesting for additional humanitarian supply, including medicines and medical equipment.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has taken a jab at Europe once again and said that Europe has imported six times the fossil fuel energy from Russia that India has done and that if a USD 60,000-per-capita society feels it needs to look after itself, and I accept that as legitimate, they should not expect a USD 2,000-per-capita society to take a hit.
"We are on the side of peace, and a large part of the world thinks similarly to us," said EOM S Jaishankar on Russia-Ukraine matter.
