Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will embark on visit to the Gulf countries, the US and Belgium from July 5-15.

A statement from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said that Jaishankar is scheduled to pay an official visit to Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman from July 05-10.

“During the visit to these countries, he will be meeting with his counterparts and the leadership. The visit will focus on enhancing our bilateral relations with the four countries and also provide an opportunity to exchange views on regional developments and issues of mutual interest,” the statement said.

Jaishankar will then visit New York to launch India’s official campaign for the UN Security Council tenure 2028-29. He is also slated to attend the 3rd India-EU Trade and Technology Council meeting and interact with his EU and Belgian counterparts in Brussels on July 14-15. – Kuna