India-Turkiye discuss bilateral ties, fight against cross-border terrorism during 12th Foreign Office Consultations
Apr 09, 2026
New Delhi [India], April 9 : India and Turkiye held the 12th round of Foreign Office Consultations (FoC) in the national capital, where the two sides undertook a comprehensive review of the current state of bilateral relations.
The 12th round of FoC was held on Wednesday here.
The consultations were chaired by Sibi George, Secretary (West) from the Indian side and Berris Ekinci, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from Turkish side. The last round of FoC was held in June 2022 in Ankara.
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As per a statement by the MEA, during the consultations, both sides held discussions focused on areas such as trade and investments, tourism, technology and innovation, energy, cooperation in educational and cultural fields, people-to-people ties and the fight against cross-border terrorism.
MEA further noted that the two sides also exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interest.
Both sides agreed to hold the next round of consultations in Turkiye on mutually convenient dates.
