External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with Palestine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Varsen Aghabekian in New Delhi. They talked about development cooperation, the Gaza Peace plan, and regional developments. Jaishankar mentioned that they reviewed their development cooperation and agreed on future initiatives.
Aghabekian arrived in New Delhi to participate in the second India-Arab Foreign Ministers Meeting. She expressed the importance of the visit, highlighting the strong partnership between Palestine and India, along with their commitment to cooperation with the Arab world.
India is gearing up to host the 2nd India-Arab Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on January 31. This meeting, organized by India and the United Arab Emirates, will include Foreign Ministers from other Arab League member states and the Arab League Secretary General. The aim is to enhance existing cooperation and strengthen the partnership between the countries.
The upcoming India-Arab Foreign Ministers Meeting follows a decade since the last meeting held in Bahrain in 2016. During the previous meeting, leaders identified key areas of cooperation such as economy, energy, education, media, and culture. This partnership was formalized in 2002 when India and the League of Arab States signed an MoU to institutionalize dialogue between the two regions.
