Indian foreign minister Jaishankar reaches US to discuss Covid-related cooperation
Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. Reuters file photo
UNB, Dhaka
UNB, Dhaka
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today landed in New York, as part of his US visit, to meet with senior United States officials, and discuss Covid-related cooperation between the two countries, reports Hindustan Times.
Ambassador of India to the UN, TS Tirumurti, received Jaishankar on his first visit to New York after India joined the UN Security Council. Privilege to receive External Affairs Minister @DrSJaishankar on his first visit to New York after #India entered the UN #SecurityCouncil on 1 January 2021, Ambassador Tirumurti tweeted.
Updated:
Enhanced U.N. and multilateral cooperation also on agenda.
Share Article
AAA
File photo of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. | Photo Credit:
AP
Enhanced U.N. and multilateral cooperation also on agenda.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and his American counterpart Antony Blinken will discuss COVID-19 relief, multilateralism and the Quad during the Minister’s visit to Washington this week, according to the U.S. State Department. Mr. Jaishankar is on a visit to New York and Washington DC, from May 24 to 27.
“The Secretary [Mr. Blinken] looks forward to meeting Minister Jaishankar during his visit and to discussing a broad range of issues, including COVID-19 relief, efforts to strengthen Indo-Pacific cooperation through the Quad, enhanced U.N. and multilateral cooperation, and a range of other shared regional security and economic priorities,” a statement from a State Department spokesperson said on Mon
Washington DC [US], May 25 (ANI): The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is looking forward to meeting External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar to discuss various issues, including COVID-19 efforts and strengthening of Indo-Pacific cooperation through the Quad, according to the US State Department spokesperson.