External affairs minister Dr S Jaishankar kicked off his five-day tour of the US with a stop-over in New York, where he first held consultations with his own team in the Permanent Mission of India to the UN, along with officials who handle the various aspects of engagements with the world body.
"A productive strategy session with @ambtstirumurti and our UN team in New York @IndiaUNNewYork. Confident that India will continue to shape the big debates of our times," he said in a tweet.
External affairs minister Dr S Jaishankar kicked off his five-day tour of the US with a stop-over in New York, where he first held consultations with his own team in the Permanent Mission of India to the UN, along with officials who handle the various aspects of engagements with the world body.
"A productive strategy session with @ambtstirumurti and our UN team in New York @IndiaUNNewYork. Confident that India will continue to shape the big debates of our times," he said in a tweet.
This is Jaishankar's first visit to the UN in New York after India became a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. This would be an opportunity to discuss in detail New Delhi's approach to the UNSC agenda.
On Tuesday morning at 10 (7:30pm IST), the minister is scheduled to meet with UN secretary general Antonio Guterres, where all issues of "mutual concern" would come up.
Deputy Spokesperson at the UN Farhan Aziz Haq told India Today on Monday, "They will meet at 10 am tomorrow (Tuesday). The SG meets with visiting foreign ministers when they come to New York to discuss issues of mutual concern with them, and this meeting is in line with that general practice."
Jaishankar, a career diplomat, has also been holding several other Security Council-related meetings. He will be in New York until Wednesday and engage many countries and officials on various issues, including Covid-19 pandemic response and the post-Covid recovery plans.
The second leg of his trip will take him to Washington DC later this week, marking the first visit by a top Indian minister under the Biden administration, and is likely to focus on the whole gamut of the India-US relationship, ranging from strategic and bilateral ties to climate change and public health issues.
(With inputs from agencies)