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1. India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar, France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian and Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon’ Marise Payne, met in London for the first India-France-Australia Trilateral Ministerial Dialogue on 4 May 2021, on the sidelines of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.
2. India, France and Australia are committed to advancing their shared values and working together to achieve a free, open, inclusive and rules-based Indo-Pacific. The Ministers reaffirmed their support for the rule of law, freedom of navigation and overflight, peaceful resolution of disputes, democratic values, and respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity. They reaffirmed their commitment to ASEAN’s centrality and their support for ASEAN’s Outlook on the Indo-Pacific, and noted its complementarity with India’s Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative. They welcomed the Fren
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The French minister will be in India for a four-day visit during which he will be meeting External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and will be expected to call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well
French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian on Monday arrived in New Delhi for his official visit, said the Ministry of External Affairs.
The French minister will be in India for a four-day visit during which he will be meeting External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and will be expected to call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well. During his stay in New Delhi, Mr. Le Drian will hold talks with Minister of External Affairs, S Jaishankar on April 13, 2021, on bilateral, regional, and international issues of mutual interest. He will also meet the Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar at a panel discussion on Climate Change, according to a statement from the Ministry of External Affairs. He will also partici
French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian on Monday (April 12) arrived in New Delhi for his official visit, said the Ministry of External Affairs.
Le Drian is on a three-day visit to India from April 13-15, 2021. It will be the first high-level physical interaction between India and France since the outbreak of the Covid-19.
NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Tuesday met Jean-Yves Le Drian, minister for Europe and foreign affairs of France here. The information about the meeting was shared through the Twitter handle of Arindam Bagchi, official spokesperson of Ministry of External Affairs, India. EAM @DrSJaishankar welcomes Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France @JY LeDrian, tweeted Bagchi.
EAM @DrSJaishankar welcomes Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France @JY LeDrian https://t.co/MsQyfzdzAb Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) 1618292999000
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Tuesday met Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France here.