External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will be on a week-long𝓡 visit to New Zealand and Austral💖ia beginning Wednesday.
He will review bilateral relations with the two countries during his separate discu🐟ssions with Neꦡw Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
In his first-ever visit to New Zealand as a minister, Jaishankar will join the island country's country's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday to felicitate members of the Indian community 𓆏for their exceptional achievements and cont💯ributions.
"Both leaders will release India@75 postage stamps to commemorate and showcase Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav in New Zeal🌠and," an External Affairs Ministry statement said here.
Jaishankar will a♐lso launch the book 'Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery'.
A book showcasing Prime Minister Narendra Modi'꧑s special bond with the Sikh community 'Heartfelt - The Legacy of Faith' will also be released on the occasion.
Jaishankar will also interact with several other New Zealand ministers, including Priyanca Ra🍰dhakrishnan, Minister for Community and Voluntary Sector, Diversity, Inclusion and Ethnic Communities, and Youth.
Radhakrishnan is the first person of Indian origin to become a minister in New Zeღaland.
Further, he will interact with parliament♛arians, members of the business community as well as Indian diaspora, including students.
In Wellington, Jaishankar will inaugurate the newly constructed building꧋ of the High Commission of ꧙India.
In Australiᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚa, the External Affairs Minister will visit Canberra and Sydney.
Jaishankar 💛will hꦯold the 13th Foreign Ministers’ Framework Dialogue with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong.
He will also meet Deputy 💮Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles and have interactions with the Australian Navy, the media and think tanks, including the Lowy Institute in Sydney.
This will be Jaishankar’s secon🐎d visit to 🙈Australia this year.
He had visited the country in February to attend the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting inඣ Melbourne.
(With PTI inputs)
