NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday held talks with Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani. The two leaders decided to work towards an ‘ambitious roadmap’ to elevate bilateral ties. “We discussed economic cooperation, tourism, trade and connectivity. Our relationship is doing well. There are some big Indian projects in Georgia, power projects and steel projects,” the external affairs minister said at a joint press conference, with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili.
Jaishankar is on a two-day visit to Georgia, a strategically important country in the intersection of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. Late Friday night, upon landing in Georgia, Jaishankar handed over the Holy Relic of Queen St Ketevan to Zalkaliani. The Queen’s relics were found in Goa and she is believed to have been martyred in Shiraz, Iran, for refusing conversion to Islam. Jaishankar said he has also invited his Georgian counterpart to India with a business delegation.