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Sinha arrives in Seoul for ministerial conference
Seoul, Nov 10: External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha arrived here today to attend the second ministerial conference of the Community of Democracies which is set toissue two separate declarations on combating terrorism andsupporting democracies and to hold bilateral meetings withsome of his foreign counterparts.
Seoul, Nov 10: External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha arrived here today to attend the second ministerial conference of the Community of Democracies which is set to
issue two separate declarations on combating terrorism and
supporting democracies and to hold bilateral meetings with
some of his foreign counterparts.
Sinha will be co-chairing a round table on `media and democracy` with the Czech Republic tomorrow, official sources said. Sinha, who is leading the Indian delegation to the three-day meeting would attend the convening group foreign ministers` meeting and a dinner hosted by the South Korean foreign affairs and trade minister M Choi Sung Hong later in the evening.
During his stay here, Sinha will have bilateral talks with his South Korean counterpart as well as some other foreign ministers. "We are in the process of finalising the minister`s other bilateral meetings," a senior Indian official said.
Sinha is expected to meet with the US delegation as well as with the former us secretary of state Madeline Albright.
The Seoul conference is expected to deliberate on two documents - a declaration on terrorism and Seoul action plan for furthering and supporting democracy. "The threat that terrorism poses to democracies and the special vulnerabilities of open societies are likely to come under focus," an official source said.
Bureau Report
Sinha will be co-chairing a round table on `media and democracy` with the Czech Republic tomorrow, official sources said. Sinha, who is leading the Indian delegation to the three-day meeting would attend the convening group foreign ministers` meeting and a dinner hosted by the South Korean foreign affairs and trade minister M Choi Sung Hong later in the evening.
During his stay here, Sinha will have bilateral talks with his South Korean counterpart as well as some other foreign ministers. "We are in the process of finalising the minister`s other bilateral meetings," a senior Indian official said.
Sinha is expected to meet with the US delegation as well as with the former us secretary of state Madeline Albright.
The Seoul conference is expected to deliberate on two documents - a declaration on terrorism and Seoul action plan for furthering and supporting democracy. "The threat that terrorism poses to democracies and the special vulnerabilities of open societies are likely to come under focus," an official source said.
Bureau Report