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External Affairs Minister's engagements during sidelines of 69th UNGA

Permanent Mission of India to United Nations

New York

Press Release :   External Affairs Minister's engagements during sidelines of 69th UNGA

          External Affairs Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj had bilateral meetings with the following seven Foreign Ministers today : 

1)       H.E Philip Hammond, Foreign Secretary of United Kingdom

2)       H.E Ali Karti, Foreign Minister of Sudan

3)       H.E. Dunya Maumoon, Foreign Minister of Maldives

4)       H.E Borge Brende, Foreign Minister of Norway

5)        H.E Abdyldaev Erlan Bekeshovich, Foreign Minister of Kyrgyz

6)       H.E Evangelos Venizalos, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of  Foreign Affairs of Greece

7)       H.E. Aminu Wali, Foreign Minister of Nigeria

          All her interlocutors conveyed their congratulations to the new Government of India for their tremendous victory in the recent General Elections in India. External Affairs Minister thanked them for their sentiments, and invited them to participate in the ambitious projects and proposals unveiled by the new Government in India, especially through their investments in the Indian economy.

          They discussed topical issues before the United Nations during the ongoing 69th Session of the General Assembly.

          There was strong support expressed during these meetings for India's permanent membership in a reformed UN Security Council.

 

Enclosed:   Pictures of the above Bilateral Engagements

 

New York

24 September 2014