External affairs minister S Jaishankar has been invited to join an informal meeting of foreign ministers of European Union (EU) states in Slovenia on September 3 that is expected to focus on the situation in Afghanistan and the Indo-Pacific.
Slovenia, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union for July to December, extended a special invitation to the Indian foreign minister to participate in the informal meeting and interact with his EU counterparts.
“The focus of the discussions is likely to be on developments in Afghanistan and the Indo-Pacific,” a person familiar with developments said on condition of anonymity.
The informal meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council will be held at an estate near the city of Kranj on September 3, under the “Gymnich” format.
The meeting is considered a highlight of each presidency of the Council of the 27-member EU and provides an opportunity for an open and strategic exchange of views among participants on different aspects of the EU’s role and position in the world.