The G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) Outreach Session on Energy Security and Critical Minerals held in Canada on November 12, saw the External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar, meet his counterparts from other countries and put forth India’s critical minerals’ and energy needs on the table.
In a social media post, Jaishankar said he spoke about the need on both issues to “mitigate dependence, strengthen predictability and build resilience”, for which “international cooperation is the only way forward”.
Earlier on Wednesday, the minister held separate meetings with his Ukrainian, Saudi and European Union counterparts on the sidelines of the G7 FMM Outreach session in Niagara, to discuss recent developments and regional issues of mutual interest.
“Noted the unpredictability and market constrictions in global supply. More policy consultations and coordination are helpful. The key however is to translate that on the ground. India is open to working constructively with international partners in this regard,” he wrote in his post.
Sharing insights of his engagements with top foreign ministers, the EAM said he had met the Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Andrii Sybiha, with whom he had a “useful conversation” on recent developments. He also met Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, with whom he discussed a wide range of subjects, including “bilateral relations, regional hotspots, connectivity, and energy”.
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With EU’s Foreign Policy Chief, Kaja Kallas, Jaishankar said, their talks revolved around “deepening the India-EU Strategic Partnership and sharing perspectives on the G7 FMM agenda”.
Jaishankar’s meeting with his American counterpart, Marco Rubio, was of special significance since it largely focused on issues relating to trade and supply chains, the minister said.
Canada, the host of this year’s Group of Seven summit, invited foreign ministers from a wide array of countries in a special outreach session.
Jaishanakr also met his Canadian counterpart, Anita Anand, and reviewed India-Canada cooperation in areas of trade, energy, security and people-to-people ties as part of efforts to rebuild ties that came under serious strain following a diplomatic row two years ago.
There were also bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Germany, France, Brazil and the UK, which revolved around “strategic partnerships” and “deepening our cooperation in multilateral and plurilateral formats”, he the EAM stated.
Following his meeting with the Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, Jaishankar said they are “actively exploring opportunities for greater trade, investment, health and technology cooperation”.
He added that he and the German Foreign Minister, Johann Wadephul, exchanged views on the situation in the Middle East, Indo-Pacific and Afghanistan.
On his meeting with British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, he said the positive momentum in India-UK relations was acknowledged.
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