24-Sep-2024 11:27 PM
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New Delhi, Sep 24 (Reporter) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday evening held talks with visiting new French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, who took over the reins of the French Foreign Ministry just a day ago.
In a post on X, the EAM said the two held talks on bilateral issues and also exchanged views on major regional issues.
“A warm conversation with my new counterpart @jnbarrot from France on our strategic partnership.
“A useful exchange of views on major regional issues.”
French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot took over from his predecessor, Stéphane Séjourné on Monday (Sep 23).
He was previously junior minister in charge of Europe.
He is Vice-president of the centre-right MoDem party, and the fourth French Foreign Minister since Emmanuel Macron was first elected president in 2017, and the third since the start of Macron's second term in 2022...////...