India, Pakistan foreign ministers in UAE; no Indo-Pak meet on cards

Sources have confirmed to India Today TV that EAM Jaishankar's visit to the UAE on April 18 is a "purely bilateral one".

The Foreign Ministers of India and Pakistan are in Abu Dhabi, UAE on separate bilateral visit and engagements with the Emirati leadership. While Pakistan's foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi arrived on Saturday, External Affairs Minister of India S Jaishankar will land on Sunday. At the invitation of his counterpart, EAM @DrSJaishankar will be visiting Abu Dhabi on 18th April 2021. His discussions will focus on economic cooperation and community welfare. Good to be in the #UAE and to have met the Pakistan Business Council Dubai for a constructive session on #EconomicDiplomacy. The Pakistani community in the UAE continue to play a positive role across all echelons of business & work with great contributions to the devpt of ???? & ???? pic.twitter.com/z7r1eGFD8z The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson, Arindam Bagchi in a tweet said that the focus of the visit was "economic cooperation" and "community welfare" given the huge Indian diaspora there. "At the invitation of his counterpart, EAM @DrSJaishankar will be visiting Abu Dhabi on 18th April 2021. His discussions will focus on economic cooperation and community welfare," he wrote in his tweet.