External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar met the Foreign Minister of Belarus Sergei Aleinik in New Delhi on Tuesday who is on a three-day visit to India. In a social media post, Dr. Jaishankar said that they took stock of the bilateral political, trade and economic ties. They also exchanged views on development partnership, Defence, Science and Technology and Education.

The Ministers discussed the regional situation and cooperation in Non-Aligned Movement, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and United Nations.

Our correspondent reports that India and Belarus share warm and friendly relations and cooperate in a wide range of areas, including trade and economy, defence, security, education, culture, science and technology. They also cooperate in regional and multilateral institutions.