Jaishankar in France for G7 meet; West Asia crisis tops agenda

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday (March 26, 2026) travelled to France for the G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting, which will discuss the West Asia crisis with a focus on coordinating efforts to ensure that the Strait of Hormuz remains open for international shipping.While India is not a G7 member, it has been invited as a partner country by France, the current chair of the powerful bloc.Top diplomats from the U.S., Canada, Germany, Italy, France, Japan and the U.K. are attending the meetingccording to an official statement. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday (March 26, 2026) travelled to France for the G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting, which will discuss the West Asia crisis with a focus on coordinating efforts to ensure that the Strait of Hormuz remains open for international shipping. G7 allies meet in France to narrow transatlantic Iran split While India is not a G7 member, it has been invited as a partner country by France, the current chair of the powerful bloc. Top diplomats from the U.S., Canada, Germany, Italy, France, Japan and the U.K. are attending the meeting. Advertisement The External Affairs Minister will visit Abbaye des-Vaux-de-Cernay in France on March 26 and 27 to participate in the G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting with partner countries, according to an official statement.