BRUSSELS (Sputnik) - The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed on the opening of the EU diplomatic mission in London, the EU External Action Service (EEAS).
LONDON: Members of the small delegation accompanying External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to the UK have tested positive for Covid-19, forcing the minister to take his remaining schedule here virtual as a measure of abundant caution . Was made aware yesterday evening of exposure to possible Covid positive cases, Jaishankar said on Twitter on Wednesday. As a measure of abundant caution and also out of consideration for others, I decided to conduct my engagements in the virtual mode. That will be the case with the G7 Meeting today as well, he said.
According to numerous sources, two members of the delegation tested positive on Tuesday with further test results still awaited.
Jaishankar holds virtual meeting with Japanese counterpart; discusses bilateral ties, Indo Pacific
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Last Updated: May 05, 2021, 10:04 PM IST
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Jaishankar was forced to take his schedule here virtual after members of the small delegation accompanying him tested positive for COVID-19.
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said he held a cordial virtual meeting with his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi during which they discussed intensifying their bilateral engagement in the near future and reviewed regional issues in the strategically vital Indo-Pacific. Jaishankar, who is in the UK at the invitation of UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab for the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers Meeting, held the meeting with Motegi on the sidelines of the summit.
Members of the small delegation accompanying Jaishankar to the UK tested positive for Covid-19, forcing the minister to take his remaining schedule in London virtual as a "measure of abundant caution".
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will address his G7 meeting virtually as a 'measure of abundant caution' after some members of the India delegation accompanying him to the UK tested COVID-19 positive.