EAM meets global counterparts on UNGA sidelines

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held separate meetings with his counterparts from Spain Cyprus and Moldova on the sidelines of the UNGA discussing regional issues including the ongoing conflicts in West Asia and Ukraine while exchanging views to enhance bilateral tiesJaishankar is in the US to participate in the 79th session of the highlevel UN General Assembly UNGA and will address the General Debate on September 28On the sidelines of the General Assembly session on Tuesday he also held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Bolivia and Guyana and the European Commissioner for Climate ActionJaishankar said he was delighted to meet Spains Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares Bueno with whom he had a good talkDelighted to meet FM jmalbares of Spain this afternoon in NY Good conversation on our bilateral cooperation as well as on Ukraine and West Asia he said in a post on XBueno also took to X asserting that India is an essential global player and a priority partner for SpainWe discussed our bilateral relations including trade and cultural relations We also discussed the situation in the Middle East Ukraine and the IndoPacific Bueno saidJaishankar also met Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos and discussed the conflict in West Asia and its larger implicationsA good conversation with FM ckombos from Cyprus on sidelines of UNGA79 today We focussed on ongoing developments in West Asia and their larger implications Also discussed taking our bilateral cooperation forward he said in a separate X postJaishankar held a meeting with his Moldovian counterpart Mihai Popoi who is also the countrys Deputy Prime MinisterAppreciate meeting FM MihaiPopsoi of Moldova today Discussed the potential for cooperation in investment education and tourism Also exchanged views on the Ukraine conflict he said in a separate postThe external affairs minister also met his dear friend EU Commissioner for Climate Action Wopke HoekstraAlways good to see dear friend and EU Commissioner WBHoekstra this time on the sidelines of UNGA79 Appreciate his support for deepening IndiaEU partnership Jaishankar said in an X postHe also met his counterparts from Guyana Hugh Hilton Todd and Bolivia Celinda Sosa Lunda and discussed various facets of bilateral ties while exchanging ways to bolster these furtherEarlier he met his counterparts from France Panama and MaltaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever