External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday attended the informal meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Cyprus, where discussions focused on geopolitical developments, strategic cooperation and shared interests in an emerging multipolar world order.

Jaishankar, who arrived in Cyprus on Wednesday, participated in the Gymnich meeting being held in Limassol amid continuing tensions in West Asia and wider security concerns affecting Europe and the region.

“Our partnership with the EU and the region continues to deepen across a wide range of domains. Discussed opportunities, practical collaborations and our shared interests in the emerging multipolar order,” Jaishankar said in a social media post.

Jaishankar also held a meeting with Jose Manuel Albares, who is the foreign minister of the EU and minister of cooperation in the Spanish government, on the sidelines of the Gymnich. “Discussed further steps for our trade, technology, defence and P2P ties.