Union External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and his Canadian counterpart Mélanie Joly met and had a bilateral chat on Friday
On the fringes of the Munich Security Conference, Union External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and his Canadian counterpart Mélanie Joly met and had a bilateral chat on Friday. According to the 2 leaders, the bilateral relations between Canada and India had been the principle subject of dialogue.
The leaders additionally mentioned and exchanged opinions about regional and worldwide occasions. Jaishankar mentioned in a submit on X, “Met my Canadian counterpart FM Mélanie Joly on the sidelines of the 2024 Munich Security Conference. Our dialog understandably targeted on the current state of our bilateral ties. Was additionally helpful to alternate views on the worldwide scenario.”
Met my Canadian counterpart FM @melaniejoly on sidelines of #MSC2024.
Our dialog understandably targeted on the current state of our bilateral ties. Was additionally helpful to alternate views on the worldwide scenario. pic.twitter.com/g1G1VhS3vn
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) February 16, 2024
In an X submit, Mélanie Joly said that the 2 presidents additionally talked in regards to the potential Russian-Ukrainian battle in 2022. Joly mentioned in her submit,“At the 2024 Munich Security Conference, Dr S Jashainkar and I had a frank dialogue on Canada-India relations and the present international points, together with Russia’s unlawful invasion of Ukraine.”
Lors du #MSC2024, le @DrSJaishankar et moi-même avons eu une dialogue bien ouverte sur les relations entre le Canada et l’Inde et sur les problèmes mondiaux actuels, notamment l’invasion illégale de l’Ukraine par la Russie. pic.twitter.com/kxK9KpjBjn
— Mélanie Joly (@melaniejoly) February 17, 2024
Following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s allegations that India was concerned in the assassination of Khalistani separatist-terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, tensions between India and Canada escalated throughout the assembly of the international ministers. He declared that the June 2023 homicide of Nijjar in Surrey was the work of the Indian authorities. India known as the accusations “baseless,” “absurd,” and “motivated,” and denied all of them.
In the meantime, this Friday marked the beginning of the sixtieth Munich Security Conference (MSC). The convention is happening at its customary location, the Munich Hotel Bayerischer Hof, over two days. The chairman of this MSC version is Christoph Heusgen, the German ambassador to the US. Additionally, S. Jaishankar met along with his German colleague, Annalena Baerbock, to debate the preparations for the upcoming India-Germany intergovernmental conferences.
Jaishankar mentioned in a submit on social media web site X, “So good to meet my German colleague FM Annalena Baerbock on 2024 Munich Security Conference 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 intergovernmental consultations.”
Jaishankar additionally met with Greek Minister of National Defence Nikos Dendias and his counterpart Diana Mondino from Argentina. Additionally, he met with Josep Borrell, the pinnacle of EU international coverage.
