Jaishankar meets EU foreign ministers in New York, discusses Ukraine and Gaza

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar participated in a special informal meeting of European Union Foreign Ministers hosted by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly UNGA in New YorkThe meeting held on Monday also included ministers from Brazil and Mexico and focused on critical global issues including multilateralism the IndiaEU partnership the Ukraine conflict the Gaza situation energy and tradePleased to meet EU Foreign Ministers at their informal meeting today in New York Thank EU HRVP kajakallas for hosting me An opportunity to have open exchange of views on multilateralism IndiaEU partnership Ukraine conflict Gaza energy and trade pictwittercomWFutXwDCNMmdash Dr S Jaishankar DrSJaishankar September 22 2025Jaishankar in a post on X stated Pleased to meet EU Foreign Ministers at their informal meeting today in New York Thank EU HRVP Kaja Kallas for hosting me An opportunity to have open exchange of views on multilateralism IndiaEU partnership Ukraine conflict Gaza energy and tradeHis perspectives on Indias stance were widely appreciated as noted by Herve Delphin EU Ambassador to India who highlighted the significance of the discussions on issues of common interestSpecial Informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers convened by HRVP Kaja Kallas in NY in margins of UNGA 2025 with the participation of 3 key partners of the EU India Brazil Mexico to discuss issues of common interest EAM Jaishankar views on Indias perspectives much appreciated Delphin statedKallas also took X following the Foreign Affairs Council meeting and emphasised the EUs commitment to multilateralism free trade and a world grounded in the UN CharterWeve just wrapped up the Foreign Affairs Council joined by Ministers from Brazil Mexico and India The message to our partners was simple the EU is a reliable actor We support multilateralism free trade and a world grounded in the UN Charter she wroteIn a press remark following the meeting Kallas underscored the importance of partnerships with India Brazil and Mexico in protecting the rulesbased international orderShe noted that the EU recently unveiled a blueprint to deepen ties with India and Mexico by updating its free trade agreementOn West Asia Kallas described the situation in Gaza as a devastating failure of humanity urging the Israeli government to lift humanitarian restrictions immediately and stressing that expanding settlements and annexing territory are incompatible with peaceHamas must lay down its arms and release all hostages she added affirming the EUs focus on improving the humanitarian situation and supporting a twostate solution for a safe Israel and a viable Palestinian stateAddressing Russias war against Ukraine Kallas condemned Moscows absolute contempt for diplomacy and reckless violations of EU airspaceProspects of peace recede with every Russian air strike she said noting the EUs response through a new sanctions package unveiled last weekThe discussions also highlighted the importance of defending the multilateral order with the UN Charter at its coreTogether with our colleagues today we were also discussing that multilateral order is really something that we all need to defend and the UN charter is at its core The EUs relations with Brazil India and Mexico are important economically but also for protecting the rulesbased international order and just last week the European Union unveiled its new blueprint to deepen ties with India and Mexico We are updating our free trade agreement she statedThis 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 whatsoever