Berlin: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar chaired a regional conference of Indian ambassadors stationed in Europe on Thursday in Berlin and focused on India's stance against terrorism and strategies to deepen engagement with European nations amid evolving global dynamics.
Jaishankar is in Berlin in the concluding leg of his three-nation tour to the Netherlands, Denmark, and Germany.
"Chaired the regional conference of our Ambassadors in Europe today in Berlin," he said in a post on X.
"We discussed #OpSindoor and our message of zero tolerance for terrorism. Also deliberated on various aspects of more deeply engaging Europe at a time of change," Jaishankar said.
Meanwhile, the Pakistani government announced on Thursday the expulsion of an Indian High Commission staff member.
On Wednesday, India expelled a Pakistani official working at the Pakistan High Commission on charges of involvement in espionage. People familiar with the matter said that the second such expulsion was in a week.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the staffer at the Pakistan mission has been declared "persona non grata" for indulging in activities not in keeping with his official status and that he has been given 24 hours to leave India.
However, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif proposed Saudi Arabia on Thursday as a neutral venue for possible talks with India, suggesting that the United States could act as a mediator between the two countries.
Speaking to journalists in Islamabad, Sharif stated that if discussions were to take place, they would occur at the level of National Security Advisors (NSA) and would centre around key issues such as Kashmir, water, terrorism, and trade. He emphasised that Pakistan's NSA would lead its delegation in any such engagement.
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