PARIS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian here for a wide-ranging and productive discussion on key regional and global issues, including the India-EU relationship, and exchanged perspectives on the situation in Afghanistan, the Iranian nuclear deal, and the Ukraine crisis.
Jaishankar, who is on a three-day visit to France from Germany, and French Foreign Minister Drian reaffirmed their shared commitment to multilateralism and a rules-based order, and vowed to work together in the UN Security Council on topics of common interest.
"I made it to Paris. FM @JY LeDrian and I had a long and fruitful conversation. Our great trust and global partnership were evident in our discussions on bilateral cooperation, the Ukraine situation, the Indo-Pacific, and the JCPOA. "I am looking forward to taking part in the EU Ministerial Forum on the Indo-Pacific," Jaishankar wrote on Twitter.
The two ministers discussed critical regional and global issues, including the India-EU relationship and the priorities of the French Presidency of the EU Council, which begins on January 1, 2022, according to a statement from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
Jaishankar praised France's intention to hold an EU Ministerial Forum on Indo-Pacific Cooperation on February 22, 2022, at which he will participate among many other Indo-Pacific and EU ministers.
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