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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is in Canada for the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and has already held several bilateral talks with his counterparts from various countries.
Jaishankar’s visit to the country comes at the invitation of Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand. The MEA stated that Jaishankar’s participation in the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting underscores India’s ongoing commitment to collaborating with global partners to tackle shared challenges and to strengthen the voice of the Global South in international forums.
The G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting is being held in Canada’s in Niagara from November 11 to 12. Jaishankar is likely to meet Anand on the sidelines of the meeting, making it the second such meeting between the two counterparts this year.
The gathering brings together ministers from G7 member countries Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union along with several outreach nations including India, Australia, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, South Korea, South Africa, and Ukraine.
Jaishankar meets counterparts
So far, EAM Jaishankar has met UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, German FM Johann Wadephul, Brazilian FM Mauro Vieira and French FM Jean-Noel Barrot.
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With inputs from agencies