Sushma meets Hasina, Nepal minister on UNGA sidelines
United Nations, Sept. 25: External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj held a series of bilateral meetings with her key foreign counterparts, including those from Spain, Australia, Bangladesh and Nepal, on the sidelines of the high- level session of the General Assembly here and discussed several issues including trade, investment and capacity building.
“Strategic partnership gaining momentum! Continuing our frequent engagement at the highest level, EAM SushmaSwaraj met Foreign Minister of Australia Marise Payne,” ministry of external affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted.
Ms Swaraj attended a high- level event on counter- narcotics hosted by US President Donald Trump and addressed the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit on Monday. During the day, she also briefly met Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina.
United Nations, Sept. 25: External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj held bilateral meetings on Monday with her key foreign counterparts on the sidelines of the high- level session of the General Assembly and discussed several issues, including trade, investment and capacity building.
Ms Swaraj met Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita, high representative of the European Union for foreign affairs Federica Mogherini, Liechtenstein foreign minister Aurelia Frick, Nepal’s foreign minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Spanish foreign minister Josep Borrell, Colombian foreign minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo, foreign minister of Ecuador Jose Valencia, foreign minister of Australia Marise Payne and foreign minister of Mongolia Damdin Tsogtbaatar.
“Strategic partnership gaining momentum! Continuing our frequent engagement at the highest level, EAM @ SushmaSwaraj met foreign minister of Australia @ MarisePayne,” ministry of external Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted.
In another tweet following Ms Swaraj’s meeting with Valencia, he said “good discussion on ways to further consolidate bilateral relationship in the areas of trade, agriculture, pharma, IT and capacity building.”
“Relations characterised by warmth and cordiality ! EAM @ SushmaSwaraj and foreign minister of Colombia , @ CarlosHolmesTru met on the sidelines of # UNGA2018. Discussed cooperation on trade & investment, pharma, mining, petroleum and capacity building,” Mr Kumar said in a separate tweet.