Manila [Philippines], July 23 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday held separate conferences along with his counterparts from Brunei and Papua New Guinea on the sidelines of the ASEAN-related Foreign Ministers’ conferences in Manila, discussing bilateral cooperation, know-how, improvement partnerships and regional points.
Sharing particulars of his assembly with Brunei’s Foreign Minister Prince Abdul Mateen, Jaishankar mentioned in a submit on X that he held talks on bilateral cooperation, rising applied sciences and strengthening engagement underneath ASEAN.
The two leaders additionally mentioned alternatives to increase cooperation in areas together with synthetic intelligence, drones and digital applied sciences, with a deal with enhancing bilateral ties in keeping with India’s Act East Policy.
‘A heat assembly with FM Prince Abdul Mateen of Brunei. Congratulated him on assuming his present tasks. Conveyed that quickly altering know-how, together with AI, drones, digital, has opened new vistas of engagement. Also agreed to advance bilateral agenda in keeping with India’s Act East Policy and additional strengthen our multilateral engagements underneath ASEAN,’ the submit learn.
Jaishankar additionally met Papua New Guinea Foreign Minister Justin W. Tkatchenko and mentioned strengthening bilateral ties, together with by means of the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC).
‘Pleasure to fulfill FM Justin W. Tkatchenko of Papua New Guinea. Spoke about bilateral cooperation, together with by means of the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC). India stands able to accomplice with the Pacific Island Countries for his or her improvement and capacity-building priorities, whereas supporting their maritime safety,’ Jaishankar mentioned in a separate submit on X.
Jaishankar is on a two-day go to to Manila, throughout which he attended a sequence of international minister-level conferences, together with the ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, the East Asia Summit (EAS) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and the ARF conferences.
He additionally attended the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, the place India, the United States, Japan and Australia the place the the 4 sides reaffirmed their dedication to a free and open Indo-Pacific and assist for ASEAN centrality. (ANI)