External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will represent India at the 20th East Asia Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, today. The East Asia Summit will provide an opportunity to deliberate on the challenges to peace, stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region and also exchange views on regional and international developments.
Dr. Jaishankar met Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and exchanged views on the evolving global and regional landscape while exploring new avenues to deepen India-Singapore cooperation. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, where both ministers participated in high-level regional diplomatic engagements.
The External Affairs Minister also held talks with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on the sidelines of the summit. The two leaders discussed India-Malaysia bilateral cooperation. Earlier yesterday, Dr Jaishankar met his South Korean counterpart, Cho Hyun and appreciated the deepening of the India-South Korea Special Strategic Partnership. Both leaders discussed further cooperation in automotive, electronics, semiconductors, defence, and shipbuilding between the two nations.
