Muscat, Feb. 16 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held meetings with his counterparts from Mauritius, Maldives, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka on the sidelines of Indian Ocean Conference in Oman's capital Muscat on Sunday.

Jaishankar met his Mauritius counterpart Dhananjay Ritish Ramful and underlined commitment to further strengthen "special bonds of friendship" between two nations. Jaishankar noted that it was his first meeting with Ramful.

In a post on X, Jaishankar stated, "A warm first meeting with FM @RitishRamful of Mauritius. Underlined our commitment to further our special bonds of friendship."

EAM Jaishankar held a meeting with his Maldives counterpart Abdulla Khaleel. During the meeting, the two leaders held talks on th...