EAM Jaishankar Meets WHO Chief, Discusses India's Cooperation In Traditional Medicine, Public Health

Geneva: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday and discussed India's cooperation with the global health body, including in the areas of traditional medicine and public health initiatives.

Jaishankar arrived here from Germany on the final leg of his three-nation tour that also took him to Saudi Arabia.

Jaishankar Meets WHO Chief 

"Delighted to see @DrTedros, DG of World Health Organisation this afternoon. Discussed our cooperation in WHO including on traditional medicine and public health," he posted on X, sharing some photographs of the meeting.

In another X post, Jaishankar said he met with United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk and shared India’s perspectives on the global human rights situation and how challenges are best addressed.

In another post, the minister said he was pleased to share his perspectives on global tectonic shifts at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy and thanked Ambassador Jean-David Levitte and Ambassador Thomas Greminger for hosting him at the think-tank.

India-China Disengagement 75% Complete, Says EAM Jaishankar

Earlier today, External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar has said that India and China have sorted out 75 per cent of disengagement and there has been some progress on border talks with Beijing. The Union Minister made these remarks at the Geneva Centre for security policy.

Speaking on India-China relations, Jaishankar said, “It (India-China) is a very complex relationship... When any country rises it has a ripple effect on the neighbourhood... We did not have an easy relationship in the past... We had a series of agreements which stabilised the border…”

“What happened in 2020, was in violation of multiple agreements the Chinese moved a large number of troops to the Line of Actual Control. We in response moved our troops up... Some progress on border talks with China. 75 per cent of disengagement problems are sorted out... If there is a solution to disengagement and there is a return to peace and tranquillity, we can look at other possibilities... The economic relationship with China has been very unfair...” he said.