External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar is set to attend the G20 Foreign Ministers’ meeting chaired by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Atlanta today. The meeting will focus on easing energy supply chains and advancing cooperation on shared economic and security challenges. Mr. Jaishankar arrived in Atlanta late last evening.
The Ministers of the Quad nations – the US, India, Japan and Australia – will meet on the sidelines of the G20 meeting. This will be the second Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting to be held this year.
From Atlanta, the External Affairs Minister will travel to St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to be held from 1st to 4th of next month. The theme of the forthcoming CHOGM is “Accelerating Partnerships and Investment for a Prosperous Commonwealth”.
