External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken right here on Sunday and mentioned bilateral ties, the raging Ukraine battle, vitality points, G20 and the scenario within the Indo-Pacific area. President Joe Biden.
The assembly between the highest diplomats of the 2 international locations befell on the sidelines of the ASEAN-India summit in Cambodia’s capital right here.
Jaishankar is accompanying Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, who’s main the Indian delegation to the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit and the seventeenth East Asia Summit right here.
Jaishankar and Blinken met days forward of a doable bilateral assembly between Prime Minister Modi and President Biden on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia from November 15-16.
“A pleasant assembly with US Secretary of State @SecBlinken. Discussed Ukraine, Indo-Pacific, Energy, G20 and bilateral relations.
“I met Indian External Affairs Minister @DrSJaishankar at present in Phnom Penh on the margins of the @ASEAN summit to debate our ongoing efforts to broaden our partnership and mitigate the consequences of Russia’s struggle on Ukraine. America helps India’s #G20 Presidency,” Blinken tweeted.
Jaishankar’s assembly with Blinken got here after his assembly with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on Tuesday and talks with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba right here on Saturday.
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has mentioned that President Biden and Prime Minister Modi have a productive and really sensible relationship.
Sullivan mentioned President Biden appears to be like ahead to seeing Prime Minister Modi on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali.
He mentioned, “I would like to point out that since President Biden took office, Prime Minister Modi has already been to the White House and the two of them have been able to meet several times in person and talk on the phone and several times over video.” Got the chance to do it.” reporters on the White House on Thursday.
He mentioned the 2 leaders share widespread pursuits on many essential points and have actually labored collectively to strengthen the US-India partnership.
“When you combine all of these, it’s a productive, very practical relationship,” Sullivan mentioned.
“President Biden looks forward to seeing Prime Minister Modi at the G20 this year, just as we look forward to next year,” he mentioned.
India will chair the G20 subsequent 12 months and the US President is prone to go to the nation.
India has thus far not condemned the Russian aggression on Ukraine and has maintained that the disaster needs to be resolved via diplomacy and dialogue.
Since the beginning of the Ukraine battle in February, Prime Minister Modi has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin in addition to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a number of occasions.
In a cellphone dialog with Zelensky on 4 October, Modi mentioned that “there can be no military solution” and that India is able to contribute to any peace efforts.
In a bilateral assembly with Putin within the Uzbek metropolis of Samarkand on 16 September, Modi instructed him that “today is not an era of war”.
In the previous few months, India has elevated imports of sponsored crude from Russia regardless of rising unease over it by a number of Western powers.
In Phnom Penh, Jaishankar met UN chief Antonio Guterres on the finish of the ASEAN gala dinner on Saturday.
Jaishankar additionally held talks together with his Thailand counterpart Don Pramudwinai.
“It is always good to meet with DPM & FM of Thailand Don Pramudwinai. Discussed our shared regional concerns and strong partnership with ASEAN,” he tweeted.
“Meet from Canada’s colleagues Trade Minister @mary_ng and FM @melaniejoly at ASEAN Gala Dinner. For greater trade and strategic convergence while combating terrorism and opposing radicalism,” he mentioned in one other tweet.
Jaishankar on Saturday mentioned a variety of points together with his counterparts from Canada, Indonesia and Singapore.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
