Muscat/New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is in Oman, held talks with Bangladesh Interim Government Foreign Affairs Advisor Touhid Hossain, and with his counterparts from Iran, the Maldives, Nepal, Bhutan, Brunei and Oman, on the sidelines of the Eighth Indian Ocean Conference.

He also met with former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

On his meeting with the Iranian FM Seyed Abbas Araghchi, the EAM posted on X:

"Good to meet FM @araghchi of Iran this afternoon.

"Spoke about our bilateral ties and developments in the region."

On his meeting with the Maldives FM Abdulla Khaleel, the EAM wrote:

"Pleased to catch up with FM @abkhaleel of Maldives. "Exchanged views on the many facets of our cooperat...