Jaishankar to visit Portugal and Italy

NEW DELHI, Oct 29: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will pay a four-day visit to Portugal and Italy from Tuesday with an aim to further bolster India’s bilateral ties with the two key European nations.
In the first leg of the trip, Jaishankar will visit Portugal on October 31 and November 1, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
“During the visit to Portugal, the external affairs minister will hold discussions with his counterpart Foreign Minister Joao Gomes Cravinho on the entire range of bilateral relations and on regional and multilateral issues of mutual interest,” the MEA said.
It said the minister is expected to meet the Portuguese leadership, members of the Portugal-India Parliamentary Friendship Group and the Indian community in Portugal.
From Portugal, Jaishankar will travel to Italy.
Jaishankar is also scheduled to meet the members of the Indian community in Italy. (PTI)