IndiaTheNews NewsRoom: Jaishankar said- spoke openly to the Foreign Minister of Maldives, but the Maldivian Minister told that thing to everyone.

The foreign ministers of both the countries have met amid the ongoing tense relations between India and Maldives. In this meeting, when Maldives once again demanded withdrawal of Indian military forces, India also made its stand clearly clear. The special thing is that after the meeting, Foreign Minister Jaishankar only said that there was a frank discussion with the Foreign Minister of Maldives, but what was discussed openly, the Foreign Minister of Maldives made it clear in his post on social media. If we look at the post of the Foreign Minister of Maldives, it becomes clear that it has become necessary for Maldives, which is currently working under the influence of China, to immediately make public every conversation taking place with India so that its master Xi No doubt should arise in Jinping’s mind. Let us also tell you that apart from Maldives, Jaishankar has also talked to foreign ministers of many other countries.

As far as Foreign Minister S. Talking about Jaishankar’s meeting with his Maldivian counterpart Musa Jamir in Kampala, let us tell you that during this, both the leaders had a “candid discussion” on bilateral relations. The meeting between Jaishankar and Zameer in Uganda’s capital Kampala came amid the recent souring of bilateral relations between India and Maldives. Let us tell you that Jaishankar is in Kampala to represent India in the two-day summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) starting today. Sharing a photo of the meeting, Jaishankar posted on social media platform ‘X’, “Met Maldives Foreign Minister Musa Jamir in Kampala today. There was a frank discussion on India-Maldives relations. Issues related to NAM were also discussed.”

Jamir also said in a post on ‘X’ that it was a pleasure to meet Jaishankar during the NAM summit. “We exchanged views on the withdrawal of Indian military personnel as well as on expediting the completion of ongoing development projects in the Maldives and the ongoing high-level discussions on cooperation within SAARC and NAM,” he wrote. “We are committed to further strengthening and expanding our cooperation,” the Maldivian minister wrote. He also posted a photo of this meeting.

Let us also tell you that in his weekly press conference, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal had said on Thursday that India is committed to pursuing its development agenda with the country, including the implementation of various welfare projects in Maldives. In response to a question, he said, “We are committed to our projects and taking them forward.” We have been an important development partner of Maldives.” Asked about Maldives insisting on withdrawal of Indian troops, he suggested that the matter be discussed in the next meeting of the India-Maldives “Core Group”. Will be done. The next meeting of the “Core Group” is scheduled to be held in New Delhi early next month.

It is notable that India-Maldives relations have come under some strain recently, as Maldivian President Mohammed Muizzu, after assuming charge as President in November, said that he would keep his election promise of expelling Indian military personnel from his country. Muizzu is widely seen as a pro-China leader. Additionally, a controversy had erupted on social media earlier this month when a Maldivian minister and some other leaders made derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he posted a video of him on a beach in Lakshadweep.

As far as Jaishankar’s other bilateral meetings in Kampala are concerned, let us tell you that he held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Egypt, Maldives, Angola and Belarus, during which he discussed with them issues of mutual interest and enhancing cooperation on multilateral fora. of. Apart from the Maldives, Jaishankar also met Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and appreciated “his assessment and insight on the ongoing conflict in Gaza”. The minister said he had a “good meeting” with Angolan Foreign Minister Tete Antonio in which they discussed expanding India-Angola and India-Africa cooperation. “Also talked about cooperation in multilateral fora. Thanked him for extending visa-free regime for Indian citizens,” Jaishankar posted on X. Jaishankar also met Belarus Foreign Minister Sergei Alenik and exchanged views on bilateral cooperation in various fields. “A fruitful meeting with Foreign Minister of Belarus Sergei Alenik. Exchanged views on India-Belarus cooperation in various fields. Also discussed developments related to Ukraine conflict,” he posted on X.