Jaishankar attends Commonwealth meet in UK

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Press Trust of India London
Last Updated : Feb 24 2016 | 11:22 PM IST
Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar today concluded a two-day visit to the UK where he attended the Extraordinary Meeting of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) of which India is a member.
During his visit, Jaishankar also had bilateral meetings with Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Oliver Letwin MP, minister of state at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Hugo Swire, and UK National Security Adviser Mark Lyall Grant to discuss the follow-up actions on decisions reached during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit here in November, 2015 and other issues of mutual interest, the Indian High Commission said in a statement.
The foreign secretary also interacted with a select group of UK-based scholars and editors on a range of topics, including India's foreign policy and regional and global issues of contemporary importance.
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First Published: Feb 24 2016 | 11:22 PM IST

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