Jaishankar in France for G7 meet; West Asia crisis tops agenda

NEW DELHI: (Mar 26) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday travelled to France for the G7 foreign ministers' meeting, which will discuss the West Asia crisis with a focus on coordinating efforts to ensure that the Strait of Hormuz remains open for international shipping.

While India is not a G7 member, it has been invited as a partner country by France, the current chair of the powerful bloc.

Top diplomats from the US, Canada, Germany, Italy, France, Japan and the UK are attending the meeting.