During the BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers' Retreat hosted by Thailand on Monday, there was broad agreement on the importance of creating crisis response mechanisms to coordinate different contingencies.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Nepali counterpart, Narayan Prakash Saud on Monday, on the sidelines of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Foreign Ministers' Retreat in Thailand's capital Bangkok.
"Pleased to meet Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abdul Momen. Discussed ongoing bilateral and multilateral cooperation. Also exchanged views on regional issues," Jaishankar tweeted.
"Honored to call on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, along with my colleagues from BIMSTEC countries. Conveyed greetings and good wishes of PM @narendramodi," Jaishankar tweeted.
BIMSTEC is an economic and technical initiative which brings together the countries of the Bay of Bengal for multifaceted cooperation. The retreat would discuss ways to further deepen the BIMSTEC agenda and strengthen the organisation.
"Co-chaired the 12th Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC) meeting in Bangkok today along with FM of Lao PDR Saleumxay Kommasith. Prioritizing the implementation of the India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway," EAM Jaishankar tweeted.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday shared glimpses of his visit to Indonesia for the ASEAN framework in the format — ASEAN-India, East Asia Summit and ASEAN Regional Forum — terming it a "productive visit."
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday met his Myanmar counterpart Than Swe and discussed the connectivity initiatives, especially about the India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway and also underlined the importance of ensuring peace and stability in the border areas.
While addressing the Indian diaspora in Thailand, Jaishankar noted that India had a look East policy while Thailand had a look-west policy. He highlighted the changes that took place in terms of India-Thailand ties after Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014.
"Today our trade is close to 18 billion dollars annually and last year it was the highest ever trade...I believe given the growth in India if you look at the major economies of the world today there are not major economies growing above 5 per cent...," EAM Jaishankar said in Thailand while i
“Met Canadian FM @melaniejoly in Jakarta. Discussed the Indo-Pacific and our economic cooperation. Underlined the importance of ensuring the security of our diplomats. And the need to firmly combat incitement to violence,” the EAM tweeted on Friday.