Swaraj holds bilateral meetings with key foreign counterparts

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held bilateral meetings on Monday with her key foreign counterparts on the sidelines of the high-level session of the General Assembly here and discussed several issues including trade, investment and capacity building.

Swaraj met Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini, Liechtenstein Foreign Minister Aurelia Frick, Nepal's Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell, Colombian Foreign Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo, Foreign Minister of Ecuador Jose Valencia, Foreign Minister of Australia Marise Payne and Foreign Minister of Mongolia Damdin Tsogtbaatar.

"Strategic partnership gaining momentum! Continuing our frequent engagement at the highest level, EAM @SushmaSwaraj met Foreign Minister of Australia @MarisePayne," Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted.

In another tweet following Swaraj's meeting with Valencia, he said "good discussion on ways to further consolidate bilateral relationship in the areas of trade, agriculture, pharma, IT and capacity building."
On the meeting between Swaraj and Borrell, he said, "explored ways to intensify ties in investment, renewable energy, water treatment, tourism and their contribution to our flagship initiatives."
Marking 25 years of India's diplomatic relations with Liechtenstein, Kumar said the two ministers "exchanged views on enhancing bilateral relations in trade & investment, particularly through participation at Indian trade fairs, & tourism."