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- Important discussions were also held on developments in the Gulf region.
India’s Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar is currently on an 11-day (from July 5 to 15, 2026) official visit to his six countries, out of which till July 10, he has visited Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman. During his official visit, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held extensive talks with the top leadership of these four countries and in this conversation the topic of energy cooperation was given the highest priority.
Foreign Minister met with the leadership of Gulf countries
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Tuesday (July 14, 2026) met Foreign Minister S. Regarding Jaishankar’s visit to the Gulf countries, he said in the press briefing, ‘The Foreign Minister has visited four countries of the Gulf region – Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman. In all these countries he met the top leadership there and held wide-ranging talks with them.
He said, ‘The External Affairs Minister also met with his counterparts from the four countries and discussed bilateral trade, energy security and investment as well as many other important issues. The most important part of this conversation was energy cooperation. Apart from this, the developments taking place in West Asia were also discussed extensively. Also, all parties shared their views on this issue. However, energy security remained the main topic of discussion during the visit to Gulf countries.
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— ANI (@ANI) July 14, 2026
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