The Indian side was led by Sanjay Verma, Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs. The Lithuanian side was led by Egidijus Meilunas, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, MEA said in an official release.
During the FOC, both sides reviewed the bilateral relations between both nations, including political engagements, trade and investments, education, digital partnerships, sustainability partnership, mobility, cultural relations and people-to-people contacts.
“In the realm of peacebuilding, India has consistently played a constructive and substantial role through our extensive development partnerships with countries in the Global South. The cumulative value of India's developmental projects with the Global South now exceeds USD 40 billion, encomp
Reiterating India’s demand for expansion of the United Nations Security Council, Ministry of External Affairs, Secretary (West) Sanjay Verma said that the ‘architecture’ of the global governance in 2025 for the future, cannot be written in ink from 1945.
He said, “Challenges like international terrorism, transnational crimes, illicit drug and human trafficking, money laundering, climate change, cyber-crime, corruption, and health are other new mainstream concerns for the international community.”
Secretary (West) Ministry of External Affairs, Sanjay Verma on Tuesday met Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister and his delegation as both sides welcomed the opening of the Moldovan Embassy in New Delhi.
Secretary (West) Ministry of External Affairs, Sanjay Verma called on the Foreign Minister of Maldives, Abdulla Shahid and discussed on enhancing the partnership between the two nations in fight against terrorism.
India and Maldives co-chaired the second Joint Working Group meeting on Counter-Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism and De-radicalisation on Monday to combat terrorism and prevent the exploitation of the internet and cyberspace for terrorism and violent extremism.
The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) includes large parts of the Global South and India under its ongoing G20 Presidency has placed the concerns of the Global South at the forefront, Ministry of External Affairs Secretary (West) Sanjay Verma said.
Sanjay Verma, Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs has been designated as Sherpa to the GCRG process. The Sherpas will meet today virtually and a meeting of the Champions is scheduled to be held on July 21, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a press release.
"We have repeatedly emphasized that only a negotiated two-State solution leading to the establishment of a sovereign, independent and viable State of Palestine, taking into consideration Israel's legitimate security concerns, can deliver lasting peace. In this regard, we reiterate the need f