On the final leg of his four-day, Qatar and Bahrain trip, Jaishankar arrived in Manama on Saturday to participate in the 20th edition of the IISS Manama Dialogue, held from December 6-8, in Bahrain. The theme of this year's Manama Dialogue was 'Middle East leadership in shaping regional p
External Affairs Minister (EAM) Jaishankar stressed that the primary concern is to 'stopping of deaths' in the ongoing middle east conflict and highlighted India's ongoing contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
"This region has had in history a great ideational impact on the wider world. And I think even today, a lot of what happens here and around here, I think resonates around the world," Jaishankar said.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Saturday expressed his delight that the Indian delegation, led by Minister George Kurian, was able to visit the Vatican.
Being asked about getting 'cheap oil' from Russia, Jaishankar in a stern reply said, "I get oil, yes. It is not necessarily cheap. Do you have a better deal?"
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday met Qatari Minister of Commerce and Industry Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al Thani and Minister of State, Ahmed Al Sayed on the sidelines of the Doha Forum.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday gave a witty reply, when posed with a question on whether the United States was trying to attract India into its sphere.