Jaishankar To Undertake North & South America Tour To Boost Bilateral Ties

S. Jaishankar, the minister of external affairs, will make his first trip to North and South America since taking office. On April 21, he will start his official visit to the Dominican Republic, Guyana, Panama, and Colombia.

While in Guyana from April 21 to 23, Jaishankar will co-chair the Joint Commission Meeting with Hugh Hilton Todd, which will feature discussions on a wide variety of bilateral topics. He is expected to speak with several ministries as well as the leadership.

Jaishankar will wind up his tour to Guyana on April 24 and then travel to Panama. His two-day visit to Panama will include meetings with top government officials, and he will be hosted by Foreign Minister Janaina Tewaney Mencomo. During the India-SICA Foreign Ministerial Meeting, which will also take place during this tour, he will interact with representatives of the eight-nation Central American Integration System (SICA).

Jaishankar will travel to Colombia on April 25 to meet with influential people from the public, commercial, and nonprofit sectors. Alvaro Leyva Duran, Colombia's foreign minister, and EAM will evaluate the bilateral ties during this, the country's first visit at the level of a foreign minister. The final destination of the journey, the Dominican Republic, will host India's highest-level visit since the two nations' establishment of diplomatic relations in 1999 beginning on April 27.