Indian Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj is on a week-long trip to the United States to attend the Annual UN General Assembly. She reached the US on Monday and will be addressing the UN session on 32 Sep.
During her stay, on the sidelines of the UN assembly session, the Indian minister held bilateral meetings with leaders of many nations. She also met Ivanka Trump, daughter of the US President Donald Trump and both the women discussed on ways to enhance women empowerment. She had also met the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Shiekh Hasina, though the issue of the Rohingyas was not brought up.
Swaraj on Wednesday met with the Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani at his hotel. During the meeting both the leaders held a discussion on ways to boost the strategic partnership between the two nations.
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted “Boosting strategic partnership with a special friend, EAM @SushmaSwaraj calls on Afghanistan President @ashrafghani.”
Boosting strategic partnership with a special friend.EAM @SushmaSwaraj calls on Afghanistan President @ashrafghani#EAMatUNGA pic.twitter.com/SKYZOcEEzQ
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) September 20, 2017