EAM Dr S Jaishankar said, "Pakistan has a list of terrorists that needs to be handed over, and they have to shut down the terrorists' infrastructure. They know what to do. We are prepared to discuss with them what is to be done about terrorism. Those are the talks which are feasible."
During his day-long visit, less than a fortnight after President Dissanayake was sworn in, Jaishankar also met Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, his counterpart Vijitha Herath, Sajith Premadasa, Sri Lanka’s leader of the opposition from the Samagi Jana Balawegaya party and former Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe.
This was the first encounter between Jaishankar and Hossain after the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus Khan assumed power, with Yunus taking office on August 8.
The India-UK relationship has enormous possibilities and realising them meaningfully is the task at hand, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said.Lammy is on a two-day visit to India primarily to reset the overall partnership between the two countries in crucial areas such as trade, defence and security, clean energy, new technologies.
The EAM stated that both leaders held discussions about the present regional circumstances, emphasising the significance of de-escalation, practicing moderation, and reverting to diplomatic solutions.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty on November 12 hosted External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his wife Kyoko Jaishankar for Diwali tea at Downing Street.
EAM S Jaishankar described the October 7 strikes on Israeli cities by Hamas as "terrorism" but at the same time asserted India's long-standing support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Palestine issue.
The external affairs minister said the consequences of various conflicts in a globalised world spread far beyond immediate geographies while citing the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war.
Trudeau had said he was sure US Secretary of State Antony Blinken would raise the murder of a Sikh separatist leader when he met his Indian counterpart on Thursday. But the US statement, after the meeting, made no mention of the issue.
Citing India’s G20 presidency as an example, EAM Jaishankar pointed out how Africa was made a permanent member of the group and exhorted the United Nations to draw inspiration and take steps to adapt to changing times.
Reddy was referring to the death of Jaahnavi Kandula, a 23-year-old student from the state, who was hit by a speeding police car responding to an emergency call on January 23, 2023.
The oath was administered by Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar in the Rajya Sabha chamber in the Parliament House.
Earlier today, Guterres had a meeting convened by the African Union on the "dramatic situation” in Sudan, bringing together the United Nations, the League of Arab States, IGAD [The Intergovernmental Authority on Development] and the European Union, as well as representatives from a number of countries that are deeply committed to solving the crisis.
The External Affairs minister will begin his official visit on April 21 to Guyana, Panama, Colombia and the Dominican Republic.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), announcing the visit, said on Sunday that Jaishankar’s first destination would be Uganda.
The Dialogue will address export controls and ways of enhancing high-tech commerce and facilitating technology transfer between the two countries.
External affairs minister Jaishankar met foreign ministers of several countries, including Argentina. Brazil, South Africa, ahead of the G20 Foreign Ministers' Summit
During his meeting with Demetriou, Jaishankar had "a useful exchange on our bilateral relationship and in the context of the EU.” "They also discussed regional issues and Ukraine conflict,” Jaishankar tweeted.
Vladmir Putin's comments came just ahead of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's visit to Moscow on November 7 and 8.
Delving into Sino-India relations following the border row, he said the last few years have been a "period of serious challenge", both for the relationship and for the prospects of Asia, noting that continuation of the current impasse will not benefit either India or China.
During an interaction with the Indian community in Cairo on Saturday, Jaishankar also talked about the new opportunities in trade and investments, connectivity, education, health and many other domains in India.
Egypt has been one of India’s largest trading partners in Africa and the promotion of bilateral trade, commerce and investments will be one of the focus areas during Jaishankar’s visit, the Ministry of External Affairs said in New Delhi.
If India wants a 'benign peripheral environment’ it should carefully manage relations with China instead of treating it as a relationship that can be sacrificed, the Director of China’s leading CIIS has said in an article. The article adds that China has confidence in New Delhi’s political wisdom and strategic sobriety
In his address to the General Assembly just an hour before External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's speech, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the UN and Security Council have to be aligned to contemporary realities.
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