Johannesburg: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met several foreign ministers, including Sergei Lavrov (Russia), Wang Yi (China), Penny Wong (Australia), on the sidelines of the G2O Foreign Ministers Meeting in Johannesburg on Thursday.
He also held discussions with Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timotheos, Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, Singapore FM Vivian Balakrishnan and many other dignitaries attending the event.
"Good to see colleagues from across the world," the EAM posted on X along with several photographs of him holding informal discussions with the foreign ministers. "Catching up with counterpart Foreign Ministers at the G20 meeting," Jaishankar said in another post.
Earlier, the EAM met Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, discussing bilateral ties, global developments, work in the G20 and Brazil's BRICS Presidency.
Brazil assumed the presidency of BRICS, the prominent forum for political and economic cooperation among nations of the Global South, on January 1, 2025.
BRICS, an acronym representing Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, has recently expanded its membership to include Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia, Iran and Indonesia. India and Brazil share a very close and multifaceted relationship both at bilateral level as well as in multilateral fora such as BRICS, BASIC, G-20, G-4, IBSA, and International Solar Alliance.
EAM Jaishankar also met Minister for Foreign Affairs of Singapore Vivian Balakrishnan on the sidelines of the G20 FMM.
"Always a good conversation with Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan of Singapore, this time in Johannesburg on the sidelines of G20 FMM. Discussed the state of the world and our work in furthering bilateral ties," he posted on X.
India-Singapore relations were elevated to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Singapore in September 2024. The External Affairs Minister reached Johannesburg earlier in the day to participate in the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) at the invitation of the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa Ronald Lamola. (IANS)
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