Jaishankar To Come To Atlanta For G20, Quad Meetings

NEW DELHI-External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will visit the United States to attend the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and a Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Atlanta, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on October 28.

The G20 meeting will run October 30-31. Jaishankar will also participate in the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on the sidelines and hold several bilateral engagements with his counterparts.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will host the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Atlanta, bringing together foreign ministers from the world’s leading economies to advance practical cooperation on shared economic and security challenges.

According to the US State Department, discussions will address geopolitical crises contributing to global economic shocks, including threats to freedom of navigation, energy and food security, and supply chains. The meeting will also help prepare for US President Donald Trump’s G20 Leaders’ Summit and advance discussions on the broader economic agenda.

After completing his engagements in the US, Jaishankar will travel to St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, to lead the Indian delegation to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting scheduled for November 1-4. (IANS)