At ASEAN meet, Jaishankar holds talks with Lavrov, other leaders
Jaishankar is in the capital of the Laos People’s Democratic Republic to participate in the meetings of ASEAN. He met Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov on the sidelines of the meeting.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov and leaders from South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Laos and others and discussed various aspects of bilateral collaboration, including education and agriculture technology.
Jaishankar is in the capital of the Laos People’s Democratic Republic to participate in the meetings of ASEAN. He met Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov on the sidelines of the meeting.
“Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Foreign Minister of India Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met on the sidelines of #ASEAN events Vientiane, July 26, 2024 #RussiaIndia #DruzhbaDosti,” the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a post on X.
Jaishankar held a bilateral meeting with his counterpart from South Korea and had a wide-ranging conversation on Special Strategic Partnership.
“A pleasure to meet RoK @FMChoTaeyul today in Vientiane,” Jaishankar said in a post on X.
He also met the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission.
He also met and had great conversations with his counterpart from Singapore. “Great conversation with dear friend FM @VivianBala of Singapore,” he said. Jaishankar also met his Indonesian counterpart.
Jaishankar held a bilateral meeting with his counterpart from New Zealand, Winston Peters, also the country’s deputy prime minister.
“Always enjoy meeting DPM & FM @winstonpeters of New Zealand. Discussed education, agriculture technology, Pacific Islands & cricket,” Jaishankar said in a post on X.
He also held a meeting with his counterpart from Brunei, Dato Haji Erywan.
The two leaders launched the logo, celebrating 40 years of diplomatic relations between India and Brunei.