New Delhi, May 31 (). Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar will go on a two-nation tour of South Africa and Namibia from Thursday.
Official sources said Jaishankar will first visit South Africa from Thursday to Saturday, where he will attend the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting in Cape Town.
Apart from attending the meeting, he will also hold a bilateral meeting with his South African counterpart Naledi Pandor.
Jaishankar will also call on South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and is likely to hold bilateral meetings with other BRICS foreigners, ministers and participating Friends of BRICS ministers.
He will also interact with the Indian expatriate in Cape Town.
After this, Jaishankar will go to Namibia, where he will stay from June 4 to 6.
This will be the first visit by an Indian External Affairs Minister to Namibia.
Sources said that during the visit, he will meet the top leadership of the country and will also interact with other ministers of the government.
Jaishankar will also co-chair the inaugural session of the Joint Commission Meeting along with Namibian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah.
He will also interact with NRIs.
Official sources said Jaishankar’s visit to South Africa and Namibia is expected to further strengthen India’s strong bilateral relations with these two countries.
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