Pakistan's foreign minister Ishaq Dar held meetings with top political parties in Dhaka, including BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, as part of a high-level visit aimed at reviving bilateral ties and regional cooperation.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow to review bilateral relations and prepare for the annual summit. Talks focused on trade, defence, energy, resilient financial systems, and India’s consistent call for dialogue on the Ukraine conflict
PM Modi was accorded a ceremonial welcome and Guard of Honour upon his arrival at the airport and 38 Ministers as well as four Members of Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago were present to welcome him.
Even the people of Pakistan long for peace because they also must be tired of living in strife, unrest and relentless terror where even innocent children are killed and countless lives are destroyed, says PM
Dr Jaishankar raised pressing world issues vis-a-vis the Indo-Pacific, Global South, and UN reforms, and called for increased bilateral cooperation in sectors ranging from trade, to emerging technology, Defence and security.
The discussions came amid an ongoing diplomatic row between the two nations with Canada accusing India of killing Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey last year.
