Jaishankar meets Antigua and Barbuda PM Gaston Browne, discusses trade and renewable energy

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne and Foreign Minister Chet Greene during his visit for CHOGM 2026. Discussions covered trade, investment, renewable energy, food processing, healthcare, education and capacity building.

St John’s: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne and discussed ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in trade, investment and renewable energy.

Jaishankar, who arrived in the Caribbean nation on Tuesday to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), conveyed the warm wishes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Browne.

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He also congratulated Browne on successfully hosting CHOGM 2026.

“Pleased to call on PM Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda,” Jaishankar said in a social media post.

He said the two leaders discussed “deepening cooperation, particularly in trade and investment, renewable energy and food processing”.

“Value his guidance in that regard,” Jaishankar said.

The External Affairs Minister also met Foreign Minister Paul Chet Greene and agreed to intensify cooperation in healthcare, education, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), training and capacity building.

“Also exchanged views on the just concluded CHOGM2026,” he said in another post.