Jaishankar discusses political, economic, defence cooperation with Slovak PM Eduard Heger

Jun 03,2022

Jaishankar discusses political, economic, defence cooperation with Slovak PM Eduard Heger

Bratislava [Slovakia], June 3 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar who is on an official visit to Slovakia met the country's Prime Minister Eduard Heger and discussed the expansion of political, economic and defence cooperation between the two countries.
He also conveyed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's greetings and appreciation for support during Operation Ganga.
"Thank PM of Slovak Republic @eduardheger for meeting me this morning. Conveyed PM @narendramodi's greetings and our appreciation for support during Operation Ganga. Discussed the expansion of our political, economic and defence cooperation," tweeted S Jaishankar on Friday.
Under Operation Ganga an evacuation mission to bring back all the Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine was carried out due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Around 20,000 Indians including students were stuck in Ukraine.
Four union ministers - Hardeep Singh Puri, Kiren Rijiju, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Gen VK Singh - who went to countries neighbouring Ukraine as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's special envoys during the evacuation efforts.