S Jaishankar met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the United Nations on Tuesday
United Nations:
Foreign Minister S Jaishankar met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the United Nations on Tuesday and discussed the situation in war-torn Afghanistan.
“Good to meet the UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres. Our discussions focused on Afghanistan, after the Security Council meeting yesterday,” Jaishankar said in a tweet.
Jaishankar arrived in New York on Monday as the UN Security Council held an emergency meeting on the situation in Afghanistan, the second time in just over 10 days that the powerful UN body under India’s presidency met in August to address the rapidly deteriorating and unraveling of the situation. in the war-torn country.
Good to meet the UN Secretary General @antonioguterres. Our discussions focused on Afghanistan after the Security Council meeting yesterday. pic.twitter.com/EsCQVQfuIJ
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) August 17, 2021
“Significant UN Security Council discussions today on developments in Afghanistan. Expressing the concerns of the international community. Expect to discuss these during my engagements at the UN,” Jaishankar tweeted Monday.
Important UN Security Council discussions today on developments in Afghanistan. Expressed the concerns of the international community.
Expect to discuss these during my assignments at the UN.
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) August 16, 2021
He also discussed the “latest developments” in Afghanistan with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and “emphasized the urgency of restoring airport operations in Kabul. I greatly appreciate the US efforts being made in this regard.”
State Department spokesman Ned Price said Blinken met with Jaishankar today about Afghanistan and the evolving situation there.
Jaishankar will chair two high-level signing events in India this week under the current Security Council presidency and has said he expects to discuss the situation in Afghanistan during his engagements at the United Nations.
When India assumed the presidency of the 15-country council in August, it had outlined maritime security, counter-terrorism and peacekeeping as the areas of focus.
Jaishankar will chair an open debate on technology and peacekeeping on August 18 under the overarching theme of “Protecting the Guardians”.
India’s Permanent Representative to UN Ambassador TS Tirumurti said in a tweet that Jaishankar will participate with Guterres in a ceremony at the UN Peacekeeping Monument at UN Headquarters.
Mr Jaishankar will also chair a high-level counter-terrorism event on 19 August, during which the Council will discuss the Secretary-General’s six-monthly report on the threat posed by ISIL/Da’esh, under the agenda item ‘Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the virtual high-level open debate on maritime security attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Blinken.
