EAM Jaishankar Meets Iranian, Russian Foreign Ministers In Tianjin
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is on his official visit to China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Foreign Ministers Meeting. On Tuesday, Jaishankar met Iranian and Russian foreign ministers.
S Jaishankar posted pictures of the meeting on X. 'Good to catch up with FM @araghchi of Iran, this time on the sidelines of the SCO Foreign Ministers Meeting in Tianjin," the post reads.
Good to catch up with FM @araghchi of Iran, this time on the sidelines of the SCO Foreign Ministers Meeting in Tianjin.🇮🇳 🇮🇷 pic.twitter.com/XizKel8NO6
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) July 15, 2025
He next shared the update on his meeting with Russian Finance Minister. 'Reviewed our bilateral cooperation and global developments with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov of Russia in Tianjin this afternoon," the post reads.
This is S Jaishankar's first visit to China since the deadly Galwan clashes in 2020. This visit is being viewed as the strongest indication yet of a slow but deliberate reset in the turbulent India-China relationship.
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