Ian Borg, the Maltese ambassador to India, was welcomed to the nation’s capital on Friday by External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar. The two men spoke about India’s expanding trade, commerce, and investments in the Mediterranean region.
“Pleased to welcome FM @MinisterIanBorg of Malta this afternoon in New Delhi. Our talks covered India’s increasing trade & commerce, investments and people to people ties with the Mediterranean,” posted Jaishankar on the social media platform, X.
The official spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs, Arindam Bagchi, extended his welcome to the Maltese minister upon his arrival on Friday morning. Bagchi said Borg’s visit will strengthen the bilateral relationship between India and Malta, as well as multilateral ties.
Taking to his social media platform X, he posted, “Warm welcome to FM @MinisterIanBorg of Malta to India. The visit will further strengthen our bilateral and multilateral ties.”
Meanwhile, the EAM also stated that he discussed India’s coordination with respect to the European Union (EU) and Africa.
“Also discussed cooperation with respect to the European Union and Africa,” his post added.
During the third maritime security dialogue, held in Brussels on Thursday, India and the European Union (EU) discussed ways to maintain a secure maritime environment supportive of inclusive growth and global well-being. In multilateral forums, India and the EU also discussed cyber cooperation and expressed support for the Cyber Dialogue mechanism.
