Jaishankar reaffirms commitment to UNSC reform in meet with G4 counterparts

• External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his G4 counterparts in New York.
• He reaffirmed the commitment to urgent reform of the United Nations Security Council.
• The G4 group includes India, Germany, Japan and Brazil.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with his counterparts from Brazil, Germany, and Japan in New York to reaffirm the commitment of the G4 grouping of nations to urgent reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) through text-based negotiations.

The G4 countries comprise Brazil, Germany, India and Japan.

Jaishankar, who is in the United States on an official visit, met with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, and Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.


Jaishankar shared a picture of the meeting on X and wrote, "Glad to join the traditional #G4 Foreign Ministers Meeting along with colleagues @ABaerbock , @Kamikawa_Yoko and Mauro Vieira in New York today. G4 reaffirmed its commitment to urgent United Nations Security Council reform through text-based negotiations."

Jaishankar also held talks with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil, discussing energy, health, and economic cooperation between India and Venezuela.


"Pleased to meet FM @yvangil of Venezuela today on the sidelines of #UNGA79. Discussed energy, health and economic cooperation, as well as reformed multilateralism," Jaishankar said on X.

On Monday, Jaishankar met with Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Advisor Md. Touhid Hossain and discussed a range of issues related to mutual interests between Bangladesh and India.

On the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the two diplomats discussed a range of issues on strengthening the long-standing ties between the neighbouring nations. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh, announced the meeting in X, formerly Twitter, emphasising the ongoing partnership between the two countries.

The general debate of the 79th session of the General Assembly opens on September 24 and will continue through September 28 and conclude on September 30.

Opening amid growing calls for more international cooperation to address challenges such as climate change, poverty and inequality, and tackling the fallout from ongoing conflicts and global health crises, the session will see world leaders heading to New York to deliver their statements in the iconic Assembly Hall.

The theme for the general debate of the 79th session of the General Assembly is "Leaving no one behind: acting together for the advancement of peace, sustainable development and human dignity for present and future generations," according to the UN Nations' official statement.

With inputs from ANI.

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