EAM Jaishankar meets his UAE counterpart Abdullah bin Zayed in New York

The two ministers appreciated the rapid progress in India, UAE bilateral cooperation and valued regular exchange of perspectives on regional and global issues.

Always a pleasure to meet FM @ABZayed of UAE, this time in New York. Appreciate the rapid progress in our bilateral cooperation. Value our regular exchange of perspectives on regional and global issues, EAM Jaishankar wrote on X formerly Twitter on Tuesday.

UAE and India along with Saudi Arabia, the US and European Union (EU), had recently announced an ambitious infrastructure plan the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor. This initiative launched at the G20 summit in New Delhi, seeks to reshape the trade route between the Gulf, Europe and South Asia, connecting them by rail and sea links

Meanwhile, EAM Jaishankar will address a High-Level session of the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) today.

The EAM is in New York to lead the Indian delegation at the UNGA session.

EAMJaishankar on Monday met President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Dennis Francis inNew York.

TheEAMalso held a meeting with Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan on the sidelines of the 78thUNGA. The two leaders affirmed a "strong bilateral relationship."

"On the sidelines of #UNGA78, met with @AraratMirzoyan FM of Armenia. Appreciate his sharing assessment of the current situation in the Caucasus. Affirmed our strong bilateral relationship,"Jaishankarposted on X.

Jaishankaralso met Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Elmedin Konakovic. The two leaders discussed growing bilateral ties with a focus on trade and economy.

Jaishankar also met Mexico's Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Alicia Barcena.

The two leaders discussed taking forward the partnership between the two nations with a focus on business, science and technology, education, economy and traditional medicine. engaging in meetings with world leaders on the sidelines of the event.

During hisNew Yorkvisit, Jaishankar interacted with several world leaders.

A video shared on the social media platform X captures Jaishankar's interactions with his counterparts, including Sameh Shoukrey of Egypt, Gen Jeje Odongo of Uganda, Constantinos Kombos of Cyprus, Carlos Pereira of Guinea Bissau, and Abdul Momen of Bangladesh. Additionally, he also paid a visit to Prime Minister Hun Manet of Cambodia during his stay inNew York.

In the video, Jaishankar is also seen meeting the Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa and his Bhutanese counterpart Tandi Dorji, Dominica's Foreign Minister Vince Henderson and Guyana's Foreign Minister Hugg Todd, among many others.

Meanwhile, theEAMwhile speaking on Saturday evening during an event South Rising: Partnerships, Institutions and Ideas, said that economically dominant countries are leveraging production capabilities and those countries who have institutional influence have weaponized these capabilities.

Further, citing the example of theCOVID-19 pandemic, the minister also stressed that "it is still a world of double standards."

"There is a growing sentiment in the world and theGlobal Southin a way embodies it. But theres also political resistance. Those occupying positions of influence are resisting pressure to change", saidEAMJaishankar during the event hosted by the Observer Research Foundation, in collaboration with the Permanent Mission ofIndiato the United Nations, United NationsIndiaand the Reliance Foundation.

"They will mouth the right things, but the reality is still today, its a world very much of double standards," he added.

Speaking about theGlobal SouthandIndias G20 Presidency, Jaishankar highlighted howIndiawas the voice of theGlobal South and how it steered the global conversation back to global growth and development issues by getting the G20 to talk about what the world wanted to talk about, the real problem of the G20.

After concluding his visit to New York, Jaishankar will travel to Washington, DC. (ANI)