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Earlier, on May 7, the newly appointed Indian Ambassador to China, Vikram Doraiswami, presented a copy of his credentials to Assistant Foreign Minister and Director-General of the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Hong Lei.
Ambassador Vikram Doraiswami with the Director General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Liu Jinsong
President Donald Trump said the decision following requests from Gulf leaders, including UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Qatar Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Afghanistan’s deepening malnutrition crisis is pushing mothers and children to the brink, the UN World Food Programme has warned, as mass returns from neighbouring countries and severe funding shortfalls overwhelm already strained humanitarian operations.
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Held in Turkestan, the spiritual capital of the Turkic world, the summit testifies to Kazakhstan ‘s growing international and diplomatic profile, as it comes in a series of such high profile engagements in Central Asia ‘s largest state.
“Chabahar Port is one of the major symbols of cooperation between Iran and India. We are pleased that India has played an important role in its development,” he said.
India and the UAE signed six agreements spanning strategic oil reserves, defence cooperation, ports, AI and long-term LPG supply
The Modi-Al Nahyan meeting took place shortly after the prime minister landed in the Gulf nation in the first leg of his five-nation tour that also includes four European countries.
India, which holds the BRICS chair this year, was hosting the foreign ministers from the expanded bloc, which now includes Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Speaking on the Israel-Palestine issue, Jaishankar said, “India supports a two – state solution where the Palestine issue is concerned.”
A new report by UNDP says that nearly three-quarters of Afghans were forced to rely on negative coping mechanisms to survive, while more than 80% of households remained in debt.