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Jaishankar visits Baku to reset ties after Operation Sindoor
The Indian Express·
S Jaishankar met Azerbaijani leaders in Baku on Friday, a year after Baku backed Pakistan during Operation Sindoor. He called talks with Jeyhun Bayramov productive on trade, investment, energy and the 7,200km International North-South Transport Corridor. Jaishankar thanked Azerbaijan for evacuating Indian students from Iran earlier this year and welcomed its August peace deal with Armenia.
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What It Means For You
- Indian traders using Iran and Azerbaijan routes may gain if North-South corridor coordination tightens after Friday talks.
- Students in Azerbaijan can expect continued consular support Jaishankar thanked Baku for during Iran evacuations.
- Energy importers may watch expanded oil cooperation flagged in Jaishankar's press remarks.
What's Happening
- Jaishankar arrived for a one-day Baku visit on Friday to reset ties.
- He met Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov after last year's Pakistan alignment during Operation Sindoor.
- Both sides discussed the 7,200km International North-South Transport Corridor.
North-South corridor coordination
- Jaishankar proposed more Azerbaijani professionals under India's technical cooperation programme.
- He welcomed Azerbaijan's August peace agreement with Armenia.
- Bayramov posted on X about cooperation within multilateral frameworks.
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