<span style="color: #222222;">External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar will be undertaking a visit to Bahrain, UAE and Seychelles from today.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">During the six day visit, he will be meeting his counterparts and also the top leadership of these countries.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Dr. Jaishankar's visit to Bahrain will be his first visit to the country as External Affairs Minister.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He will personally convey condolences on behalf of Government and people of India to the Bahraini leadership on the sad demise of Prime Minister of Bahrain Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa on 11th of this month.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He will also hold talks on bilateral issues as well as regional and international issues of mutual interest.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Bahrain hosts more than 3 lakh 50 thousand Indians and both countries have worked together to face the Covid-19 pandemic.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Flights are operational between both countries under an air bubble arrangement.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Dr Jaishankar will next visit UAE on 25th and 26th November.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He is scheduled to meet his counterpart, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Both leaders will take forward the excellent cooperation between India and UAE under comprehensive strategic partnership and exchange views on various regional and international issues.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He will also discuss ways for Indian workers to resume their jobs in UAE in the post-Covid scenario.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">More than 3 million Indians live and work in UAE.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In the last leg of his tour, the Minister will travel to Seychelles on 27th November for a two day visit.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He will call-on the newly elected President of Seychelles Wavel Ramkalawan to present greetings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discuss the priorities of the new Government and avenues for further strengthening India-Seychelles bilateral relations.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Minister will also hold bilateral consultations with the newly appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism Sylvestre Radegonde.</span><br />