Abu Dhabi, December 14 — External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held a string of bilateral meetings with counterparts from Egypt, the UK and several European countries on the sidelines of the 16th Sir Bani Yas Forum. Jaishankar said on X that he met Egypt’s Foreign Minister Dr. Badr Abdelatty and exchanged views with European leaders including Luxembourg’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel, Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, and Latvia’s Foreign Minister Baiba Braze. He also met UK Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary David Lammy during the event.
Jaishankar is attending the forum, held December 12–14 in Abu Dhabi’s Western Region, which convenes senior officials, policymakers and experts to discuss regional and global issues with an emphasis on peace, security and economic cooperation. Participants at this year’s gathering include leaders from the Gulf, Arab states, Europe and Asia, among them Moldova’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mihai Popsoi, Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kompos, and Montenegro’s Prime Minister Milojko Spajic.
