Astana (Kazakhstan):

Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met UN chief Antonio Guterres and mentioned international hotspots and their bigger implications aside from the reform of the UNSC.

Mr Jaishankar, who’s right here to signify India on the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and finishing up varied bilateral conferences on the sidelines, additionally met his Belarusian and Tajikistan counterparts Maksim Ryzhenkov and Sirojiddin Muhriddin respectively.

“All the time a pleasure to fulfill UNSG @antonioguterres. Respect his insights on the state of the world. Mentioned international hotspots and their bigger implications,” Mr Jaishankar posted on the social media platform X.

He additional mentioned that he spoke in regards to the reform of the United Nations Safety Council (UNSC), preparations for the upcoming ‘Summit of the Future’ in September, and future prospects for significant India-UN partnership.

Earlier, he had bilateral conferences together with his counterparts from Tajikistan, Belarus and Russia.

“Glad to fulfill Tajik FM Sirojiddin Muhriddin in the present day in Astana. Took inventory of our bilateral partnership and cooperation on multilateral boards. Respect the change of views on the regional scenario,” Jaishankar posted on the social media platform X together with the images of the assembly.

“Happy to fulfill FM Maksim Ryzhenkov of Belarus in the present day. Welcome Belarus to the SCO as its latest member. Mentioned our bilateral relationship and its future progress potential,” the Minister posted earlier on X.

The assembly of the 2 Overseas Ministers got here days after the first-ever India-Belarus Consular Dialogue that was held on June 28 in Minsk.

“The Indian delegation was led by Dr Aman Puri, JS (CPV), whereas the Belarusian delegation was led by Andrei Kozhan, Head of Basic Directorate for Consular Affairs, Ministry of Overseas Affairs of Belarus,” an announcement from the MEA mentioned on Tuesday.

With 9 member states — India, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyz, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan – the SCO has emerged as an influential financial and safety bloc and one of many largest trans-regional worldwide organisations.

Belarus would be the tenth nation to affix as a member.

Kazakhstan is internet hosting the summit in its capability as the present chair of the grouping.

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