Union Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held separate bilateral conferences with Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Muizzu, Hasina and Wickremesinghe had been amongst seven leaders from India’s neighbourhood and the Indian Ocean area to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Council of Ministers on Sunday.
“Delighted to name on President Dr Mohamed Muizzu of Maldives at present in New Delhi. Stay up for India and Maldives working collectively intently,” Jaishankar stated on X.
Jaishankar was the exterior affairs minister in Modi’s earlier Cupboard. He took oath as a Union minister on Sunday.
It was Muizzu’s first go to to India after he grew to become the island nation’s president on November 17 final 12 months.
The ties between India and the Maldives got here beneath extreme pressure since Muizzu, recognized for his pro-China leanings, took cost of the highest workplace.
Inside hours of his oath, he had demanded the withdrawal of Indian navy personnel from his nation. The Indian navy personnel had been changed by civilians earlier this month.
After his assembly with Hasina, Jaishankar stated, “Honoured to name on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh at present. The India-Bangladesh Maitri continues to advance.”
On his assembly with Wickremesinghe, Jaishankar stated: “Admire President Ranil Wickremesinghe of Sri Lanka for receiving me this morning in New Delhi. Acknowledged the regular progress in India-Sri Lanka relations.”
Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, his Bhutanese counterpart Tshering Tobgay and Vice-President of Seychelles Ahmed Afif additionally attended Modi’s swearing-in ceremony.