EAM S Jaishankar, Malaysian foreign minister discuss West Asia situation

New Delhi: Foreign minister S Jaishankar discussed cooperation in the Indo-Pacific and also the situation in West Asia with his visiting Malaysian counterpart Zambry Abdul Kadir.

Jaishankar, who co-chaired the 6th India-Malaysia Joint Commission meeting with Kadir, said on X, “Reviewed progress on our political, defence & security, trade and finance, health, energy, education, maritime cooperation, culture, tourism and people-to-people cooperation.”

“Also shared perspectives on the Indo-Pacific, ASEAN, West Asia and other regional and global issues,” he wrote.

The Malaysian foreign minister arrived in the national capital for his first India visit in the late hours of Sunday. Jaishankar said the visit was aimed at further strengthening the strategic partnership between the two countries.

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