EAM speaks to Saudi, UAE counterparts on West Asia crisis

NEW DELHI: India's continued engagement with the Gulf saw outer affairs curate S Jaishankar speaking to his Saudi Arabia and UAE counterparts connected the determination concern and latest developments successful the struggle successful the West Asia region. The curate has spoken to his counterparts from each GCC countries since the subject struggle started connected Feb 28, calling for resolving each issues done dialog and emphasising the well-being of the Indian diaspora. Jaishankar is presently connected a sojourn to Brussels from March 15-16 astatine the invitation of EU overseas argumentation main Kaja Kallas to interact with overseas ministers of the 27 EU subordinate states astatine the Foreign Affairs Council Meeting.

During the visit, Jaishankar volition besides clasp meetings with the enactment of the EU, and his counterparts from Belgium and different EU subordinate states. This is the archetypal high-level bilateral sojourn from either broadside since the 2 sides finalised a escaped commercialized statement successful Jan this year. The sojourn is taking spot successful the mediate of the raging warfare successful the West Asia region. Jaishankar and Kallas had spoken earlier to sermon issues related to the conflict. The Indian curate is apt to accent connected the request for an aboriginal extremity to the struggle successful his engagements with his European counterparts. "The sojourn of the overseas curate coming soon aft the historical 16th India-EU Summit is expected to further deepen India's strategical concern with the EU," said the MEA said successful a statement.