On the sidelines of the Raisina Dialogue in Delhi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had a bilateral meeting with his counterparts from the Slovak Republic, Ghana, and Tanzania on Thursday, discussing collaboration in a variety of sectors.
EAM Jaishankar met with Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, to examine developments in India-Ghana bilateral collaboration, particularly the development partnership.
Taking to X, EAM Jaishankar shared about the meeting saying, “Glad to meet FM @AyorkorBotchwey of Ghana on #RaisinaDialogue2024 sidelines. Assessed the progress of our bilateral cooperation, especially development partnership. Also spoke about the need to reform the Commonwealth.”
EAM Jaishankar also discussed the status of bilateral collaboration between India and Tanzania with his Tanzanian counterpart, January Makamba.
“A warm meeting with FM @JMakamba of Tanzania. Carried forward our Raisina panel discussion on India-Africa solidarity. Assessed positively the progress in our bilateral cooperation,” EAM posted on X.
EAM Jaishankar also met with Juraj Blanar, the Foreign Minister of the Slovak Republic, to discuss the current state of bilateral relations between India and Slovakia.
EAM Jaishankar posted on X, “Good to meet FM Juraj Blanar of Slovak Republic on his first visit to India. Reviewed the status of our bilateral relationship. Look forward to deeper collaboration in bilateral and regional formats.”
Earlier on Wednesday, Tanzanian Foreign Minister January Makamba, Mauritius’ Foreign Minister Maneesh Gobin, and Panama’s Janaina Tewaney Mencomo arrived in New Delhi for the Raisina Dialogue.
Taking to X, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal shared about their arrivals saying, “More Foreign Ministers land in New Delhi for #RaisinaDialogue2024! FM @ManeeshGobin of Mauritius, FM @JMakamba of Tanzania & FM @JanainaGob of Panama arrive to a warm welcome in New Delhi.”
Raisina Dialogue is India’s flagship conference on and geoeconomics forum, dedicated to resolving the most pressing global challenges.
The ninth Raisina Dialogue will be conducted in Delhi from February 21 to 23. It is being organized by the Ministry of External Affairs in partnership with the Observer Research Foundation.
The Raisina Dialogue brings together ministers, national security advisors, senior officials, and industry, technology, finance, and other sector representatives from over 100 countries.
In a post on X, Randhir Jaiswal stated, “RaisinaDialogue2024 – ‘s premier conference on geopolitics & geoeconomics is back with its 9th edition this year. Feb 21-23, 2024 Theme – Chaturanga: Conflict / Contest | Cooperate | Create Know more about the conference.”
According to a video posted by Randhir Jaiswal on X, the thematic pillars of Raisina Dialogue are – “Tech Frontiers: Regulations and Realities, Peace with the Planet: Invest and Innovate, War and Peace: Armouries and Asymmetries, Decolonising Multilateralism: Institutions and Inclusion, The Post-2030 Agenda: People and Progress.”