Jaishankar meets UK minister Priti Patel to sign Migration and Mobility Partnership agreement
LONDON, May 4: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met British Home Secretary Priti Patel in London on Tuesday to sign a new Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement, which he said would strengthen the “living bridge” between the two countries.
According to the senior Indian Cabinet minister, the agreement will facilitate legal travel and encourage talent flows between India and the UK. It is one of the outcomes related to a Virtual Summit between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled for Tuesday.
“A fruitful meeting this morning with Home Secretary Priti Patel. Signed the Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement that would facilitate legal travel and encourage talent flows,” Jaishankar tweeted alongside images of his meeting with the British-Indian Cabinet minister.
Jaishankar meets UK minister Priti Patel to sign Migration and Mobility Partnership
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Last Updated: May 04, 2021, 06:07 PM IST
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According to the senior Indian Cabinet minister, the agreement will facilitate legal travel and encourage talent flows between India and the UK. It is one of the outcomes related to a Virtual Summit between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled for Tuesday.
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S Jaishankar with Priti Patel.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met British Home Secretary Priti Patel in London on Tuesday to sign a new Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement, which he said would strengthen the living bridge between the two countries.
Jaishankar discusses Indo-Pacific strategic landscape at first India-France-Australia Trilateral Ministerial Dialogue ANI | Updated: May 05, 2021 04:02 IST
London [UK], May 5 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday (local time) held discussions with his French and Australian counterparts Jean-Yves Le Drian and Marise Payne, respectively and also discussed the Indo-Pacific strategic landscape. Substantive discussions with my colleagues FM @JY LeDrian and FM @MarisePayne at the first India-France-Australia Trilateral Ministerial Dialogue. Thanked them both for their strong support in meeting the Covid challenge, tweeted Jaishankar. Discussed the Indo-Pacific strategic landscape and agreed on the importance of enhancing our cooperation, added Jaishankar.
These discussions took place at the first India-France-Australia Trilateral Ministerial Dialogue, held on the sidelines of the G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting.
Jaishankar meets South African counterpart
05 May 2021, 02:37 GMT+10
London [UK], May 4 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday met South African counterpart Naledi Pandor and had discussions on economic recovery and Commonwealth issues.
The two ministers met in London on the sidelines of the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers Meeting. A pleasure to meet up with FM Dr Naledi Pandor of South Africa. A useful discussion on working together to meet the Covid challenge. Also spoke about economic recovery and Commonwealth issues, Jaishankar tweeted.
The first in-person gathering of G7 foreign and development ministers in over two years is taking place in London from Monday to Wednesday.
4 May 2021 - 13:46
KABUL (Pajhwok): Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, will today (Tuesday 4 May) bring together some of the world’s leading democracies for talks and decisive action on the most critical global issues at the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers Meeting in London, a statement said on Tuesday.
In the first major in-person diplomatic gathering since the pandemic began and the first gathering of G7 Foreign Ministers since 2019, Dominic Raab will lead discussions on pressing geopolitical issues that threaten to undermine democracy, freedoms and human rights.
This includes relations with Russia, China, and Iran, as well as the crisis in Myanmar, the violence in Ethiopia, and the ongoing war in Syria.