India`s bilateral meetings with G20 foreign ministers |
Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar held a number of bilateral meetings ahead of the Foreign Ministers Meet, stressing the need for a consensus document to arise from the global economic body that includes 20 of the world`s most developed and developing countries. The Minister said that he had a “wide-ranging discussion” with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, where they exchanged views on India-Russia bilateral cooperation and G20 issues. Jaishankar is also expected to hold talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on March 2, during Qin`s first visit to India in this capacity. He is traveling to New Delhi amidst the military standoff at the Line of Actual Control which has been continuing since April 2020. Jaishankar also met with the Ministers of the United Kingdom, Argentina, Nigeria, Mexico, the Netherlands, European Union High Representative Josep Borrell, and the African Union Chair, who is also the Foreign Minister of Comoros, on March 1. On February 28, Jaishankar met with the Foreign Ministers of Turkey and Brazil. Brazil and Indonesia, which form the “troika” of the immediately previous and future G20 chairs are seen as important partners for India in trying to bridge the divides between members over the G20 agenda and Jaishankar noted that he discussed “the issues coming up at the Foreign Ministers` Meeting” with Brazilian FM Mauro Vieira. The Foreign Ministers Meeting is the second ministerial meeting after the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Bengaluru last week.
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