Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar will leave tomorrow on a visit to Portugal and Italy, important issues will be discussed

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will leave for Portugal and Italy on a four-day visit on Tuesday, October 31 with an aim to strengthen India's bilateral relations. In the first phase of the visit, Jaishankar will visit Portugal on October 31 and November 1. The Foreign Minister will be in Italy on November 2 and 3.

The Ministry of External Affairs said that during the visit to Portugal, Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar will discuss bilateral relations and regional and multilateral issues of mutual interest with his counterpart Joao Gomes Cravinho. The Minister is also likely to meet the Portuguese leadership, members of the Portugal-India Parliamentary Friendship Group, and members of the Indian community in Portugal. Jaishankar will visit Italy from Portugal.

In Italy, the Foreign Minister will meet his counterpart Antonio Tajani. He will also address the joint session of the Senate Foreign Affairs and Defense Commission, the Commission on European Union Affairs, and the India-Italy Parliamentary Friendship Group. He also proposed to meet the people of the Indian community in Italy.