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NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar embarked on a six-day visit to Bangladesh, Sweden and Belgium on May 11 to explore ways to bolster India’s engagement with the three nations under bilateral as well as multilateral framework.
In Brussels, Jaishankar will attend the first ministerial meeting of the India-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) along with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Railways and Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
The TTC ministerial meeting is scheduled to be held on May 16.
The recently-launched TTC is expected to facilitate exchange of critical technologies relating to an array of domains including artificial intelligence, quantum computing, semiconductors and cybersecurity.
In the first leg of his trip, Jaishankar is visiting Dhaka on May 11 and 12, the MEA said. In Dhaka, the external affairs minister will participate in the sixth edition of the Indian Ocean Conference.
From Bangladesh’s capital, Jaishankar will travel to Sweden for a visit from May 13 to 15, according to MEA.
In the last phase of his three-nation trip, the external affairs minister will visit Belgium on May 15 and 16. In Brussels, Jaishankar will also have bilateral meetings with Belgian and EU officials.
