External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Panama's Foreign Minister Javier Martinez-Acha in New Delhi as part of the Panamanian minister's ongoing five-day official visit to India.
A five-day visit to India
Martinez-Acha arrived in India for the five-day trip, according to news reports, marking one of the higher-profile diplomatic exchanges between the two countries in recent years. His schedule in Delhi included the meeting with Jaishankar.
What Jaishankar said
Jaishankar wrote on X that he was delighted to meet Martinez-Acha in New Delhi, and said the talks underscored the importance of deepening India's engagement with Panama, describing the Central American nation as a gateway to Latin America and the Caribbean region.
Trade and development on the agenda
According to Jaishankar's post, the wide-ranging discussions covered advancing trade, business and development cooperation between the two countries, though no specific figures or agreements were detailed in the post.
Public reaction
Reactions to the post on X were largely light-hearted, with several users joking that closer ties with Panama give India an easier route to the Caribbean, while others simply welcomed the growing outreach.
