External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met with Sudanese Foreign Minister Mohieldin Salim Ahmed Ibrahim in New Delhi to stress India’s stance on ending violence in Sudan and promoting dialogue. Jaishankar highlighted the ongoing humanitarian aid, educational exchanges, and capacity-building efforts between the two countries.
Ibrahim’s visit to India, ahead of the second India Arab Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on January 31, aims to enhance the people-to-people connections between India and Sudan. The meeting, co-hosted by India and the United Arab Emirates, will involve Foreign Ministers from other Arab League Member States and the Arab League Secretary General.
The upcoming India-Arab Foreign Ministers Meeting seeks to strengthen existing cooperation and broaden the partnership, following the identification of key areas of collaboration such as economy, energy, education, media, and culture during the first meeting held in Bahrain in 2016. This meeting serves as a crucial institutional mechanism formalized in 2002 to drive the India-Arab partnership.
