Jaishankar joins G7 meeting virtually, speaks to UK PM
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Last Updated: May 05, 2021, 10:55 PM IST
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson took time out during the G7 sessions at Lancaster House to connect with Jaishankar via videolink.
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Also on Wednesday s agenda for the G7 talks is media freedom, arbitrary detention and girls education.
External Affairs Minister Jaishankar on Wednesday joined the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers Meeting in London virtually after he decided to withdraw from the face-to-face meetings because of possible exposure to coronavirus. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson took time out during the G7 sessions at Lancaster House to connect with Jaishankar via videolink.
Jaishankar To Hold Virtual G7 Summit After Members Of Indian Delegation To UK Test Covid Positive
S. Jaishankar was to join ministers from the other G-7 guest nations for the first formal gathering of the summit over a working dinner on Tuesday evening and further meetings on Wednesday.
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was forced to conduct his meeting in UK virtually after members of his delegation to the UK tested positive for Covid-19.
S Jaishankar held a useful virtual meeting with Canadian counterpart Marc Garneau.
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said he held a useful virtual meeting with Canadian counterpart Marc Garneau on the sidelines of the G7 summit here and discussed challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and various aspects of the bilateral relationship.
The minister is in the UK at the invitation of UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab for the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers Meeting.
Mr Jaishankar is one of the guest ministers along with his counterparts from Australia, South Korea and South Africa, as well as the chair of the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN), as part of Britain s Indo-Pacific strategy to unite the world s major democracies.
EAM Jaishankar holds meeting with Canadian counterpart, discusses bilateral ties
The minister is in the UK at the invitation of UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab for the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers Meeting.
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LONDON: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said he held a useful virtual meeting with Canadian counterpart Marc Garneau on the sidelines of the G7 summit here and discussed challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and various aspects of the bilateral relationship.
The minister is in the UK at the invitation of UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab for the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers Meeting.