Jaishankar meets counterparts from Nepal, Seychelles; discusses COVID-19 response

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday held separate meetings with his counterparts from Nepal and Seychelles, and discussed cooperation in fight against coronavirus.

Jaishankar met Seychelles Secretary of State Barry Faure and discussed COVID-19 response.

"Welcomed Secretary of State @BarryFaure of Seychelles. Good talk on COVID-19 response and furr expanding our strong bilateral cooperation," Jaishankar tweeted.

external affairs minister also met Nepalese Foreign Minister Preep Gyawali and two leers reaffirmed ir countries' resolve to jointly deal with COVID-19 challenge.

"Good conversation with FM @PreepgyawaliK. Reiterated common resolve to deal with shared challenge of #COVID19. Underlined PM @narendramodi’s mess of #ToPanic. Positively responded to #Nepal's request for assistance," Jaishankar tweeted.