EAM Jaishankar Meets UN USG, Reviews India’s Peacekeeping Role
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under Secretary General for Peace Operations and spoke of India’s commitment to ‘UN’s peace’ operations.
The two leaders spoke on the issues of both multilateralism and globalization in today's world during their meeting on Wednesday.
Jaishankar posted on X saying, “Pleased to receive Jean-Pierre Lacroix, USG for Peace Operations UN Peacekeeping, in New Delhi today. Spoke about India’s indelible commitment towards UN Peacekeeping and India’s Multilateralism."
On Tuesday, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh held a meeting with Lacroix and apprised him of India’s contribution into the UN’s Peacekeeping forces.
In a post on X, the Ministry of Defence said, “Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh today met UN Under Secretary General for Peace Operations Mr Jean-Pierre Lacroix in New Delhi to review India's significant contributions to UN Peacekeeping and ways to enhance the effectiveness of peace operations and the safety of peacekeepers while deepening Indian involvement in International Peace Efforts.”
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He also made a trip to the National Defence College, where he had an engagement with the Commandment and Faculty.
It claimed on X that the Ministry of Defence declared, “A UN delegation which was led by Under Secretary General for UN Peace Operations Mr. Jean Pierre Lacroix today visited NDC, New Delhi. The purpose of the visit was to cope with the improvement of relationships at the senior Leadership level. The delegation of the UN in Commandant NDC and Faculty of NDC had the discussion.”
He elaborated on the topic of Women in Peacekeeping during a press conference in Delhi.
In a post on X, UN in India stated, “It has been noted that women’s increased participation in UN Peacekeeping enhances its effectiveness. chance to discuss why there should be more women in senior positions in Peacekeeping. India is supportive of this & we thank them.”
“Let me take this opportunity to once again thank [India] for supporting the UN and, in particular, for his support of the peacekeepers and UN peacekeeping and also to honor the Indian peacekeepers who dedicated their lives to serve under the UN,” says the post.