New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday held bilateral conferences with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Saudi Arabian counterpart Faisal bin Farhan and Sweden’s Tobias Billstrom on the sidelines of Raisina Dialogue.
“Glad to meet FM Sameh Shoukry of Egypt. Welcomed his participation in the G20 meeting yesterday. Our discussions focused on the follow-up to President @AlsisiOfficial’s successful visit in January 2023,” Jaishankar stated in a tweet.
He additionally met Sweden’s Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom and mentioned expertise, sustainability and financial collaboration. Exchanged views on Europe, Indo-Pacific and different world developments.
“A good conversation this morning with FM @FaisalbinFarhan of Saudi Arabia. Appreciate Saudi Arabia’s support in the G20. Also discussed global developments,” he added.
The Raisina Dialogue is the flagship think-tank occasion organised by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
During the Raisina Dialogue, the Quad Foreign Ministers befell presided over by Jaishankar, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Japanese counterpart Yoshimasa Hayashi and US State Department Secretary Antony Blinken.
The Quad Foreign Ministers reaffirmed its steadfast dedication to supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific and strongly supported the peaceable settlement of disputes with out resorting to threats or use of drive and freedom of navigation and overflight.
“Our meeting today reaffirms the Quad’s steadfast commitment to supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific, which is inclusive and resilient. We strongly support the principles of freedom, rule of law, sovereignty and territorial integrity, peaceful settlement of disputes without resorting to threat or use of force and freedom of navigation and overflight and oppose any unilateral attempt to change the status quo, all of which are essential to the peace, stability and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific region and beyond,” in line with the assertion launched by Quad.
These statements got here in opposition to the backdrop of rising China’s assertiveness within the area.In the assembly, Foreign Ministers stated the Quad, as a drive for regional and world good, shall be guided by the priorities of the Indo-Pacific area by means of its optimistic and constructive agenda.
Quad Foreign ministers sought help within the area by means of sensible cooperation on up to date challenges equivalent to well being safety, local weather change and the clear power transition, important and rising applied sciences, infrastructure and connectivity. The Foreign ministers additionally addressed the debt disaster, house cooperation, cyber-security, humanitarian help and catastrophe reduction (HADR), maritime safety and counter-terrorism. (ANI)