Jaishankar meets Singaporean counterpart in US; discusses Indo-Pacific, COVID-19
The Hindu
In a tweet, Mr. Jaishankar termed his Singaporean counterpart Mr. Balakrishnan as an “old friend”
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has met his Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan here and held a “comfortable conversation” on developments in the strategic Indo-Pacific and shared thoughts on combating the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mr. Jaishankar, who held a on the sidelines of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly which is now drawing down, left for Mexico on Sunday.
In a tweet, Mr. Jaishankar termed his Singaporean counterpart Mr. Balakrishnan as an “old friend”.
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