UN Secretary General-designate Antonio Guterres has voiced appreciation for India's engagement with the world body and its contributions to various areas of the UN's work during a meeting with Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar.<br/> <br/>Mr Jaishankar called on Mr Guterres soon after his swearing-in as the 9th Secretary General of the United Nations. Mr Jaishankar congratulated Mr Guterres on his swearing-in and assured him of India's support and assistance in areas that the Secretary General designate focuses as his priorities including on matters of sustainable development and peace and security.<br/> <br/>A spokesperson of India's Permanent Mission to the UN said that Mr Jaishankar also met Under Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman and other officials of the UN's Department of Political Affairs and exchanged views on a wide array of issues of common interest. Mr Guterres was sworn-in as the next UN Secretary General on Monday and will assume his new role on January 1 next year, a day after Ban Ki-moon's 10-year tenure as the world's top diplomat ends this month.