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Foreign Ministers from numerous nations arrived in New Delhi on Friday to attend the second India-Arab Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (IAFMM), which is scheduled for Saturday.
The foreign ministers of Libya, Eltaher S M Elbaour, and Somalia, Abdisalam Ali, have arrived in the national capital.
Welcoming the Libyan Foreign Minister, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) took to X, stating, “His participation in the India-Arab Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (IAFMM) and engagements in New Delhi will build a positive momentum in taking our bilateral ties forward.”
The MEA also warmly welcomed the Somalian Foreign Minister for his participation in the second IAFMM and said, “His visit will further deepen the cordial bilateral relations between India and Somalia”.
On Thursday, the League of Arab States (LAS) Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit arrived in New Delhi to attend the second India-Arab Foreign Ministers’ and related meetings.
The MEA extended a warm welcome to Gheit, an Egyptian politician and diplomat.
“Pleased to welcome H.E. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary General of the League of Arab States, who arrived in New Delhi for the 2nd India-Arab Foreign Ministers’ and related meetings. High level engagements over the next two days reflect the shared commitment for a stronger India-Arab partnership across sectors,” MEA posted on X.
Earlier, Comoros Foreign Minister Mbae Mohamed, Palestine Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin, and Sudanese Foreign Minister Mohieldin Salim Ahmed Ibrahim arrived in New Delhi on Thursday for the second India-Arab Foreign Ministers Meeting.
India will host the second IAFMM on Saturday. The meeting, hosted by India and the United Arab Emirates, will be attended by Foreign Ministers from various Arab League Member States, as well as the Arab League Secretary General.
The 4th India-Arab Senior Officials’ Meeting will take place on Friday before the IAFMM.
The second India-Arab Foreign Ministers Meeting is aimed to strengthen and deepen the partnership.
The Foreign Ministers’ conference comes ten years after the first one, which was held in Bahrain in 2016. During the inaugural Foreign Ministers Meeting, the leaders highlighted five priority areas of cooperation: economics, energy, education, media, and culture, and recommended a series of actions across these areas.
“India Arab Foreign Ministers’ Meeting is the highest institutional mechanism driving this partnership, which was formalised in March 2002 when India and League of Arab States (LAS) signed an MoU institutionalising the process of dialogue,” the MEA stated.
Source: IANS
