New Delhi, March 4 -- The meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs with the Swedish Parliament's Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs began in the Parliament House Annex on Tuesday.

The Committee Chairman, Shashi Tharoor, welcomed the delegation.

Earlier on February 27, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee (PSC) on External Affairs said that a very detailed discussion was held in the committee meeting held in the Parliament House Annex on topics ranging from the Government of India's development aid budget to the opening of new embassies and consulates.

Speaking to ANI after the meeting, Tharoor said that this was our regular meeting on the Ministry of External Affairs' demands for grants.

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