Indian FM holds diplomatic talks with African envoys
Indian Foreign Affairs Minister, Dr S Jaishankar, on Tuesday held talks with eight envoys of African countries. The countries are Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Botswana, Burundi, Zimbabwe and Ethiopia. Jaishankar made this known in a tweet on his Twitter handle on Tuesday. The minister stressed that the discussions covered COVID-19 recovery, vaccines, air travel and […]
Indian Foreign Affairs Minister, Dr S Jaishankar, on Tuesday held talks with eight envoys of African countries.
The countries are Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Botswana, Burundi, Zimbabwe and Ethiopia.
Jaishankar made this known in a tweet on his Twitter handle on Tuesday.
The minister stressed that the discussions covered COVID-19 recovery, vaccines, air travel and digital experiences among others.
“Glad to host a lunch-discussion with High Commissioners/Ambassadors of Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Botswana, Burundi, Zimbabwe and Ethiopia,’’ Jaishankar wrote in the tweet.
He further said that multilateral discussions were held and that India’s current priorities and challenges were discussed in the meeting.
The minister added that India assured the African envoys of interest in the India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS), which is the official platform for Indian-African relations.
“Our conversation covered COVID recovery, vaccines, air travel and digital experiences.
“We also spoke about India’s current priorities and challenges and we assured them of India’s interest in an early IAFS Summit,’’ Jaishankar wrote in a subsequent tweet.
