External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday joined his French and UAE counterparts for the India-France-UAE Trilateral Ministerial Meeting in New York, where the three sides reviewed progress in cooperation across key areas, including artificial intelligence, space, culture and energy.
The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. The French delegation was led by Jean-Noel Barrot, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, while the UAE side was led by Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister.
In a post on X, Jaishankar said collaboration in artificial intelligence, space, health sciences, energy and culture was the main focus of the discussions.
“Glad to participate in the India-UAE-France trilateral on the sidelines of #UNGA81. Collaboration in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Space, health sciences, energy and culture was the main topic of discussion. Our shared interests and complimentary capabilities offer immense scope for cooperation. Agreed to meet again soon to take the discussion forward,” he said.
Glad to participate in the India-UAE-France trilateral on the sidelines of #UNGA81.
Collaboration in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Space, health sciences, energy and culture was the main topic of discussion.
Our shared interests and complimentary capabilities offer… pic.twitter.com/xqc9FDutjT
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) September 23, 2026
The three ministers also discussed the situation in West Asia and emphasised the need to further strengthen and expand trilateral cooperation in areas of mutual interest.
India, France and the UAE reaffirmed their commitment to building constructive ties through concrete initiatives and agreed to meet at regular intervals to review progress across areas of cooperation, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.
The three sides also agreed to build further on the strong and friendly ties between the three countries.
