EAM Jaishankar discusses Indo-Pacific, West Asia situation with Australian counterpart Wong
The Hindu
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar meets Australian counterpart Penny Wong to discuss bilateral partnership, Indo-Pacific, and global topics.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on February 9 met his Australian counterpart Penny Wong and discussed the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership, the Indo-Pacific region, situation in West Asia and other regional and global topics.
Mr. Jaishankar is in the Australian city of Perth to attend a two-day conference on the Indian Ocean beginning Friday.
Mr. Jaishankar would address the inaugural session of the conference, along with Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Australian Foreign Minister Wong and her Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan.
"Delighted to meet FM @SenatorWong of Australia in Perth today as we gather for the 7th Indian Ocean Conference. Good exchange on our comprehensive strategic partnership and convergence on matters related to the Indian Ocean. Also discussed the Indo-Pacific, situation in West Asia and other regional and global topics," Mr. Jaishankar posted on X along with some photographs of the meeting.
The 'Indian Ocean Conference' is a flagship consultative forum for countries in the region, organised annually by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in association with the India Foundation.
The seventh edition of the conference is being held in Perth on February 9 and 10 in association with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Australian government along with Singapore's S Rajaratnam School of International Studies and Perth-U.S. Asia Centre, the MEA said in a statement on Thursday in New Delhi ahead of Jaishankar's travel to the Australian city.
The theme of this edition of the conference is "Towards a Stable and Sustainable Indian Ocean".
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