External Affairs Minister Jaishankar holds talks with US Secretary Antony Blinken

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday held talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken focusing on a range of challenges with “greater understanding and openness”.

The talks took place on the sidelines of the G-20 foreign ministers’ meeting (FMM) in the Indonesian city of Bali.

“Continued the conversation with @SecBlinken on global and regional issues, this time at Bali #G20FMM. Our relationship today allows us to approach a range of challenges with greater understanding and openness,” S Jaishankar tweeted.

The Ukraine crisis is believed to have figured in the talks.

S Jaishankar also held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Bali.

India has not yet condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine and it has been maintaining that the crisis must be resolved through diplomacy and dialogue.