On his first official visit to Mozambique, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with President Filipe Nyusi to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation in trade, investments, and defense. Jaishankar also co-chaired the 5th India-Mozambique Joint Commission Meeting with his counterpart Veronica Macamo to review progress made in various areas of bilateral cooperation, including energy, railways, health, education, and development cooperation. Both sides explored new avenues to intensify cooperation further, while also exchanging perspectives on solid cooperation in multilateral fora and voicing concerns on issues like terrorism and climate change.
During the 5th India-Mozambique Joint Commission Meeting, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his counterpart Veronica Macamo took stock of the progress made in various areas of bilateral cooperation such as trade and investment, agriculture, energy, railways, health, education, development cooperation, and defence. They also explored new avenues to intensify the partnership further.
The first one talks about the incident when UK First Lady Akshata Murthy was quickly moved to be seated next to Jaishankar during the Padma Awards ceremony. The second news item mentions Jaishankar’s tweet about exchanging perspectives on solid cooperation in multilateral fora and congratulating Mozambique on its successful UNSC Presidency month during his visit to Mozambique. Meeting between Jaishankar and Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi went well, with a focus on bilateral cooperation. This is an important step towards strengthening ties between the two nations and advancing cooperation in various areas such as trade, investments, defense, development cooperation, health, and people-to-people ties.
