New Delhi:External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar is set to pay an official visit to Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Armenia from October 10 to 13, as part of a tour to review the bilateral ties with the three countries as well as share views on developments in the region.
A Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) statement said the minister will be in Kyrgyzstan on October 10 and 11. This will be his first visit to the country as External Affairs Minister.
EAM will hold a bilateral meeting with the Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan apart from calling on the President of the Kyrgyz Republic. Some agreements and MoUs are also expected to be signed during the visit, said the MEA statement.
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On October 11-12, the minister will be in Kazakhstan to attend the 6th Ministerial meeting of the Conference of Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Nur-Sultan. Kazakhstan is the current Chair and initiator of the CICA Forum. EAM is also expected to hold bilateral talks with the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan and call on the Kazakh leadership, the ministry said.
EAM will be visiting Armenia from October 12 to 13. This will be the first-ever visit of an External Affairs Minister of India to independent Armenia. The minister will have meetings with his Armenian counterpart as well as call on the Prime Minister and President of the National Assembly of Armenia.
The minister's visit to the three countries will be a continuation of our increased engagement with countries in our ‘extended neighbourhood’, the ministry further said.
