EAM Jaishankar speaks with US Secretary of State Blinken about the war in the Ukraine, the Indo-Pacific, and bilateral ties
- ByStartupStory | November 14, 2022
Days before a potential meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Phnom Penh on Sunday to discuss bilateral relations, the ongoing conflict in the Ukraine, energy concerns, the G20, and the situation in the Indo-Pacific.
The summit of ASEAN and India was concurrent with a conference of the two nations’ top diplomats in the capital of Cambodia, Phnom Penh. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, who is leading the Indian team to the 17th East Asia Summit and the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit in Phnom Penh, is accompanied by Jaishankar.
On the sidelines of the G-20 Summit, which will take place in Bali, Indonesia from November 15–16, Jaishankar and Blinken met. This was days before a potential bilateral between Prime Minister Modi and President Biden. “Meeting with US Secretary of State @SecBlinken was productive. addressed bilateral ties, the Indo-Pacific, energy, and the G20 “Jaishankar mentioned the subjects he spoke with Blinken about in a tweet. “On the sidelines of the @ASEAN meeting today in Phnom Penh, I had a conversation with the Indian External Affairs Minister @DrSJaishankar on ongoing efforts to strengthen our partnership and lessen the effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine. The US backs India’s presidency of the #G20, “Tweeted by blinken.
Following talks with Ukrainian foreign ministers and a meeting with Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Tuesday, Jaishankar met with Blinken on Saturday with minister Dmytro Kuleba. President Biden and Prime Minister Modi, according to US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, have a positive and helpful working relationship. President Biden was anticipating meeting Prime Minister Modi outside the Bali G-20 summit, according to Sullivan. He told reporters at the White House on Thursday, “I would point out Prime Minister Modi has already come to the White House since President Biden took office, and the two of them have had the chance to meet in person many times and to communicate by phone and on video countless times.”
He said that the two presidents share concerns on a number of crucial topics and have actively collaborated to improve US-India relations partnership. The friendship is fruitful and really useful, according to Sullivan. As we anticipate the upcoming year, “President Biden is looking forward to meeting Prime Minister Modi at the G20 this year,” he stated. The US president could travel to India while India has the G20 presidency in the upcoming year.
India has not yet denounced Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and has insisted that diplomacy and communication are the only ways to find a solution to the problem. Prime Minister Modi has had numerous conversations with both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin since the conflict in Ukraine erupted in February. On October 4, Modi told Zelenskyy over the phone that there is “no military answer” and that India is prepared to support any diplomatic initiatives. On September 16, at their private meeting in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Modi informed Putin that “the present period is not one of conflict.” Despite growing unease from various Western nations, India has expanded its imports of cheap crude oil from Russia in recent months.At the conclusion of the ASEAN gala dinner on Saturday, Jaishankar met Antonio Guterres, the head of the UN, in Phnom Penh.
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Jaishankar also spoke with Don Pramudwinai, his Thai counterpart. “It’s always good to see DPM and FM Don Pramudwinai of Thailand.spoke about our shared regional concerns and our partnership’s deepening with ASEAN,” he tweeted. At the ASEAN gala dinner, I ran into Canadian colleagues Trade Minister @mary ng and FM @melaniejoly. In addition to fighting radicalization and terrorism, we are all for increased trade and strategic convergence. On Saturday, Jaishankar spoke with his counterparts from Singapore, Canada, and Indonesia about a variety of topics.
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