EAM Jaishankar greets people of Cameroon on their independence day

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday expressed his greetings to Cameroon Foreign Minister Lejeune Mbella Mbella on their National DayJaishankar expressed his confidence that the cooperation between both the countries will continue to grow strongerIn a post on X he said Greetings to FM Lejeune Mbella Mbella the Government and the people of Cameroon on their National Day Confident that our cooperation will continue to grow strongerJaishankar shared an image of the 1000 metric tonnes of food assistance and medicines that India had earlier sent to CameroonIndia on April 9 sent a consignment of 1000 MT of rice to Cameroon for food grain assistance Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs Randhir Jaiswal said the effort is in the spirit of a committed partnership with the Global SouthGreetings to FM Lejeune Mbella Mbella the Government and the people of Cameroon on their National Day Confident that our cooperation will continue to grow stronger pictwittercomiMeT4DQBoDmdash Dr S Jaishankar DrSJaishankar May 20 2025In a post on X Jaiswal said India A committed partner to the Global South India sends foodgrain assistance for the people of Cameroon A consignment of 1000MT Rice departed today from Nhava Sheva Port to CameroonhttpsxcomMEAIndiastatus1909871162248536568India and Cameroon enjoy warm and friendly relations dating back to the preindependence era of Cameroon As per MEA the bilateral relations have received further impetus with the opening of Indias resident mission in Yaounde in 2019Bilateral trade has been growing steadily reaching USD 11 billion during FY 202223 from USD 523 million in 201819 As per the MEA India extended two Lines of Credit LoCs worth USD 7965 million to the Republic of Cameroon for Rice Maize and Cassava plantation projectsIndia has also been supporting Cameroon in capacity building by providing training to Cameroon officials in various areas under ITEC and scholarships fellowships under ICCRThe food security crisis in Cameroon is due to several factors mainly the reduced availability and accessibility of stocks of staple products and livestock for milk and meat According to the World Bank nearly a quarter of a million Cameroonians are facing severe or elevated food insecurityThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params