External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar, along with his Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly, addressed ways to bring warmth to bilateral ties that have been in shambles over the past few months on the sidelines of Munich Security Conference on Friday. The relationship between India and Canada turned frosty last year when the latter accused India of killing Khalistani terrorists.Hardeep Singh Nijjar will be in Surrey in June 2023. The two capitals quickly downsized the strength of diplomats in each other's missions last year.
Met my Canadian counterpart FM @melaniejoly on sidelines of #MSC2024.
Our conversation understandably focused on the present state of our bilateral ties. Was also useful to exchange views on the global situation. pic.twitter.com/g1G1VhS3vn — Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) February 16, 2024
"Our conversation understandably focused on the present state of our bilateral ties. It was also useful to exchange views on the global situation."EAM wrote in his X post from Germany after the meeting with the Canadian Foreign Minister.
On the sidelines of the 60th edition of the two-day premier security conference, EAM Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken discussed West Asia, the Ukraine crisis, and the Indo-Pacific, the minister stated on Friday.
So good to meet my German colleague FM @ABaerbock on #MSC2024 sidelines.
A wide ranging conversation on global challenges and the pathway ahead. Appreciated her insights and assessments.
Also reviewed preparations for the next meeting of our Inter Governmental Consultations. pic.twitter.com/Bekdmzikq9 — Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) February 16, 2024
Besides talking to Joly and Blinken, Jaishankar, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, called on and held talks with several other world leaders, including Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh, his British counterpart David Cameron, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, Argentinian Foreign Minister Diana Mondino, Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias, and Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
Over 100 nations are represented in the conference by political leaders, ministers, and defence officials. Vice President Kamala Harris of the US, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and Israel's President Isaac
Herzog and Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad are speakers at the conclave this year. The tensions and economic uncertainty emanating from two wars—Israel and Ukraine—will remain the main theme of discussion at the annual security conference ending on February 18.
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