Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Jaishankar Meets Ivorian Leaders to Deepen India-Côte d’Ivoire Cooperation
India’s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, visited Côte d’Ivoire.
He met leaders responsible for defence and foreign relations.
They talked about working more closely on defence and fighting terrorism.
They also discussed training and building skills and institutions.
Jaishankar and Foreign Minister Niale Kaba spoke about trade, farming, healthcare and other areas.
He said India’s work should fit the needs of people in Côte d’Ivoire.
He also met people who had studied through India’s ITEC programme.
Officials from both countries separately discussed cooperation in education and job skills.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Côte d’Ivoire Vice Prime Minister and Defence Minister Tene Birahima Ouattara to discuss defence cooperation and anti-terrorism.
The discussions included training, capacity building and stronger institutional exchanges.
Jaishankar met Foreign and International Cooperation Minister Niale Kaba to discuss trade, investment, infrastructure, agriculture, healthcare and people-to-people ties.
He said cooperation would be guided by Côte d’Ivoire’s priorities and also discussed engagement in multilateral forums.
Jaishankar met Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation programme alumni; separate talks between the countries’ officials addressed education, skills and capacity building.
- Who
- India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Côte d’Ivoire Vice Prime Minister and Defence Minister Tene Birahima Ouattara, and Foreign and International Cooperation Minister Niale Kaba.
- What
- They discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation, including defence, anti-terrorism, trade, investment, infrastructure, agriculture, healthcare and education.
- When
- During Jaishankar’s visit to Côte d’Ivoire; he arrived on Wednesday local time after visiting Ghana. Separate education talks took place earlier that week.
- Where
- Côte d’Ivoire.
- Why
- To advance India–Côte d’Ivoire ties and cooperation in areas including defence, development, education and human-resource capacity.
- Visiting official
- S. Jaishankar, India’s External Affairs Minister
- Defence counterpart
- Tene Birahima Ouattara, Côte d’Ivoire’s Vice Prime Minister and Defence Minister
- Foreign affairs counterpart
- Niale Kaba, Côte d’Ivoire’s Foreign and International Cooperation Minister
- Defence topics
- Cooperation, anti-terrorism, training, capacity building and institutional exchanges
- Other areas discussed
- Trade, investment, infrastructure, agriculture, healthcare, people-to-people ties and multilateral engagement
- ITEC
- India’s bilateral capacity-building programme, administered by the Ministry of External Affairs
- Education discussions
- Officials discussed skill development, vocational and technical education, knowledge sharing and capacity building