EAM Jaishankar to debate problems with ‘mutual concern’ in meet with UN secretary-general at this time

The exterior affairs minister has launched into a five-day journey to the US, his first go to below the Biden administration, and can doubtless cowl the entire gamut of India-US ties. External affairs minister Dr S Jaishankar (PTI picture)HIGHLIGHTSJaishankar is scheduled to satisfy with UN secretary normal Antonio Guterres on Tuesday night.During his keep in New York, the exterior affairs minister will have interaction many international locations and officers on numerous points, together with the Covid-19 pandemic.The second leg of his journey will take him to Washington DC later this week.External affairs minister Dr S Jaishankar kicked off his five-day tour of the US with a stop-over in New York, the place he first held consultations along with his personal group within the Permanent Mission of India to the UN, together with officers who deal with the assorted elements of engagements with the world physique.“A productive strategy session with @ambtstirumurti and our UN team in New York @IndiaUNNewYork. Confident that India will continue to shape the big debates of our times,” he mentioned in a tweet.A productive technique session with @ambtstirumurti and our UN group in New York @IndiaUNNewYork. Confident that India will proceed to form the massive debates of our instances. pic.twitter.com/Utv7RDDBJq— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) May 24, 2021
This is Jaishankar’s first go to to the UN in New York after India turned a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. This could be a chance to debate intimately New Delhi’s strategy to the UNSC agenda.ALSO WATCH | Foreign Minister S Jaishankar arrives in US on 5-day go to, Covid cooperation, vaccine provide on agendaOn Tuesday morning at 10 (7:30pm IST), the minister is scheduled to satisfy with UN secretary normal Antonio Guterres, the place all problems with “mutual concern” would come up.Deputy Spokesperson on the UN Farhan Aziz Haq informed India Today on Monday, “They will meet at 10 am tomorrow (Tuesday). The SG meets with visiting foreign ministers when they come to New York to discuss issues of mutual concern with them, and this meeting is in line with that general practice.”Jaishankar, a profession diplomat, has additionally been holding a number of different Security Council-related conferences. He can be in New York till Wednesday and interact many international locations and officers on numerous points, together with Covid-19 pandemic response and the post-Covid restoration plans.The second leg of his journey will take him to Washington DC later this week, marking the primary go to by a prime Indian minister below the Biden administration, and is more likely to concentrate on the entire gamut of the India-US relationship, starting from strategic and bilateral ties to local weather change and public well being points.ALSO READ | India-China ties at crossroads, rely upon neighbour following guidelines: JaishankarClick on right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.