MoS for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh meets U.N. Chief Antonio Guterres

Union Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh has held a "productive meeting" with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

Mr. Singh, who is successful New York for the 2nd International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) of the Global Compact for Migration (GCM) presently underway, met Mr. Guterres connected Thursday (May 7, 2026) astatine the U.N. headquarters.

“Had a productive gathering with Secretary General of the United Nations HE Mr Antonio Guterres connected the sidelines of the IMRF,” Mr. Singh said successful a station connected X connected Thursday (May 7, 2026).

The Union Minister of State, who arrived successful New York connected Sunday (May 3, 2026), is starring the Indian delegation for the Second IMRF, being held nether the auspices of the United Nations General Assembly from May 4-8.

Earlier successful the day, helium besides delivered India’s nationalist connection astatine the plenary league of the IMRF and addressed a side-event organised by the Permanent Mission of India to the U.N. titled "Leveraging Digital Innovation successful Migration Governance-The e-Migrate Experience of India”.

Mr. Singh besides addressed Heads of Delegations to the 2nd International Migration Review Forum, arsenic good arsenic U.N. Ambassadors and elder officials astatine a reception hosted astatine the Permanent Mission of India to the U.N.

“Called for a much agile, effective, and impactful United Nations, equipped to conscionable the challenges of our time,” Singh said.

During the day, the Indian Permanent Mission hosted a solemn gathering commemorating the archetypal day of Operation Sindoor, launched by India successful May past year, targeting panic infrastructure successful Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir successful retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam onslaught that had killed 26 civilians. 

The ngo expressed gratitude for Singh’s beingness astatine the solemn lawsuit and “for his guidance arsenic we support moving for furthering and defending our nationalist interest” astatine the UN.