Jaishankar reaches Mauritius, looks forward to fruitful visit ANI | Updated: Feb 21, 2021 22:26 IST
Port Louis [Mauritius], February 21 (ANI): After concluding his two-day visit to the Maldives, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday reached Mauritius and said he looks forward to a fruitful visit.
He was received by Mauritius Foreign Minister Alan Ganoo. Namaste-Bonsoir Mauritius. Thank FM Alan Ganoo for his warm welcome. Look forward to a fruitful visit, Jaishankar tweeted.
The last visit of an External Affairs Minister to Mauritius was in August 2018 when former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj visited Mauritius for the 11th World Hindi Conference, sources said.
1421 External Affairs Minister S.Jaishankar being received by Foreign Minister of Maldives Abdullah Shahid on his arrival in Maldives. PTI
Sandeep Dikshit
New Delhi, February 21
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar left Maldives for Mauritius on Sunday after discussing a $50 million defence line of credit (LoC) agreement with Defence Minister Mariya Didi.
Jaishankar also witnessed the signing of a project execution contract for construction of roads in the southern-most island atoll Addu which, he said, underscored the importance of connectivity in India-Maldives ties.
The last visit of an external affairs minister was in August 2018 when Sushma Swaraj visited Mauritius for the World Hindi Conference.
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Male [Maldives], February 20 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday reiterated India s support for a greater role for the Maldives in multilateral affairs stating that the Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid is best equipped to be the President of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly. I reiterate today India s strong support to the candidature of Foreign Minster Abdulla Shahid for President of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly next year. Foreign Minister Shahid, with his vast diplomatic experience and his leadership qualities is, in our view, the best equipped to preside over the General Assembly of 193 nations of the world, Jaishankar said at the Joint Conference with Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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