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India-Pakistan tensions: Saudi minister holds talks with Jaishankar

Concerned over the “escalating hostilities” between India and Pakistan, United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) president Philemon Yang on Thursday urged the neighbours to exercise restraint and initiate steps to defuse the tension

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Saudi minister Adel Aljubeir (L)with S Jaishankar. Pic/PTI

Saudi minister Adel Aljubeir (L)with S Jaishankar. Pic/PTI

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Aljubeir is in India on an unannounced visit and held talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday with a focus on de-escalating tensions between India and Pakistan.

“A good meeting with @AdelAljubeir, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia this morning,” Jaishankar said in a social media post. “Shared India’s perspectives on firmly countering terrorism,” he said. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also landed in New Delhi on Wednesday night on a scheduled visit.

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