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It was a pleasure to speak today with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar. Appreciate his briefing on ongoing developments in the area. Jaishankar said on X that our bilateral relations and efforts to strengthen them were also discussed. He said that he is looking forward to meeting in person. The two foreign ministers are also understood to have discussed the situation in Syria following the fall of President Bashar Assad’s regime 11 days ago. Rebel forces overthrew Assad’s authoritarian government on December 8 after capturing several other major cities and towns.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke over phone with his Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar amid signs of a possible ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. There has been a flurry of diplomatic engagements in the past few days to reach an agreement on a proposed ceasefire and hostage release after months of deadlock in talks between the two sides. About 95 hostages are reportedly in Hamas custody in Gaza.
It was a pleasure to speak today with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar. Appreciate his briefing on ongoing developments in the area. Jaishankar said on X that our bilateral relations and efforts to strengthen them were also discussed. He said that he is looking forward to meeting in person. The two foreign ministers are also understood to have discussed the situation in Syria following the fall of President Bashar Assad’s regime 11 days ago. Rebel forces overthrew Assad’s authoritarian government on December 8 after capturing several other major cities and towns.
Assad fled to Russia after rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) captured Damascus, ending his family’s 50-year rule. In its response, India advocated a peaceful and inclusive Syrian-led political process in that country. “We underline the need for all parties to work towards preserving the unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on December 9.
