Jaishankar discusses bilateral ties with Cote d'Ivoire

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. File Photo: @DrSJaishankar X/ANI Photo

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) held talks with Cote d'Ivoire's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Niale Kaba on strengthening bilateral ties, with a focus on trade, infrastructure, agriculture and healthcare.

The Minister arrived in Cote d'Ivoire from Ghana on the second leg of his three-nation tour of African countries, which also includes Ethiopia.

Mr. Jaishankar said he had "comprehensive discussions" with Kaba in Abidjan on advancing India-Cote d'Ivoire partnership, "including in trade, investment, infrastructure, agriculture, healthcare and people-to-people ties".

"Underlined that our people-centric cooperation will be driven by the priorities of Cote d'Ivoire," he said in a social media post.