SLOVAKIA: On an official visit to Slovakia, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with Prime Minister Eduard Heger and addressed the expansion of political, economic, and defence ties between the two countries. He also expressed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's congratulations and gratitude for the support he and his colleagues provided during Operation Ganga. "Thank you for meeting with me this morning, Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic @eduardheger. PM @narendramodi's greetings and our gratitude for help during Operation Ganga were conveyed. The development of our political, economic, and defence cooperation was discussed "On Friday, S Jaishankar tweeted. An evacuation mission was carried out under Operation Ganga to bring back all Indian people stranded in Ukraine as a result of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Around 20,000 Indians were stranded in Ukraine, including students. During the evacuation efforts, our union ministers Hardeep Singh Puri, Kiren Rijiju, Jyotiraditya Scindia, and Gen VK Singh went to Ukraine's neighbouring nations as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's special envoys. From June 2 to 6, Jaishankar will be in Slovakia and the Czech Republic as part of a two-nation European tour to bolster bilateral ties with the two Central European countries. Jaishankar will meet with Ivan Korcok, Slovakia's Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, during his visit to Bratislava from June 2 to 4. He also spoke about 'Taking Friendship to the Next Level: Allies in the Indo-Pacific Region' at the GLOBSEC 2022 Forum. Zelensky meets Slovak President to discuss defence support for Kiev S Jaishankar greets new Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong Russia and Ukraine complete 100 days of war, 6.8 million people forced to flee