Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in the present day
Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in Saudi Arabia in the present day to participate within the First India-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) International Ministers’ Assembly. Through the go to, he’s additionally anticipated to carry bilateral conferences with International Ministers from GCC member nations, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) stated.
The Gulf Cooperation Council is a political and financial union of six nations within the Gulf region- Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman.
Arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to participate within the First India – Gulf Cooperation Council International Ministers’ Assembly.
Thank Abdulmajeed Al Smari, Deputy Minister for Protocol Affairs for the nice and cozy reception. pic.twitter.com/cZBtBIYBdW
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) September 8, 2024
“India and the GCC get pleasure from a deep and multifaceted relationship, in areas together with political, commerce & funding, power cooperation, cultural and other people – to – folks ties. The GCC area has emerged as a serious buying and selling companion for India and is dwelling to a big Indian expatriate neighborhood, numbering round 8.9 million. The International Ministers assembly can be a chance to evaluation and deepen institutional cooperation between India and the GCC throughout varied sectors,” the MEA stated.
Mr Jaishankar will thereafter go to Berlin, Germany, for a two-day journey from September 10 to 11. This can be his third go to as Minister to Berlin. “Each India and Germany share a sturdy Strategic Partnership and Germany is certainly one of India’s outstanding buying and selling companions and among the many largest International Direct Buyers,” the MEA stated.
He may also journey to Geneva, Switzerland for an official go to from September 12 to 13. Through the go to, he’ll meet heads and representatives of worldwide organisations with whom India is actively engaged.
Notably, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, will come to India for a two-day official go to from September 9 to 10. The Crown Prince will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to carry discussions on bilateral cooperation.
Mr Jaishankar on Friday spoke about revitalising the connections between India and the Mediterranean area.
“It’s critical that as we transfer ahead, we embrace this collaborative spirit, uphold open communication, and decide to shared targets. Collectively we are able to tackle in the present day’s challenges, unlock new alternatives and construct a resilient and linked future,” he stated on the CII India Mediterranean Enterprise Conclave.
He underscored the necessity for strengthening safety and defence cooperation between India and the Mediterranean area, given the excessive volatility and uncertainty within the world financial system.
The Mediterranean area has an enormous inexperienced hydrogen and inexperienced ammonia potential. Highlighting this, Mr Jaishankar talked about power cooperation as one other essential dimension of collaboration.
