External Affairs Minister Jaishankar in US; Covid vaccines for India, neighbours on agenda

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar is on a five-day visit to the United States from today. The procurement of coronavirus vaccines from American companies for India and its neighbours is on agenda.

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar is on a five-day visit to the United States (May 24-28). Jaishankar will be in New York till May 26 and then move to Washington DC for his bilateral meetings with the administration. He arrived in the US late Sunday evening (New York time). Jaishankar will be visiting the United States from May 24-28, 2021. In New York, he is expected to meet UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. This is his first visit to the UN during India's non-permanent membership, so it would be an opportunity to discuss in detail New Delhi's approach to the UNSC agenda. In Washington DC, Jaishankar will hold discussions with his counterpart Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the MEA said in a statement.