Manila, July 22 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday held a lunch meeting with Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan in Manila and exchanged views on regional and global developments.

Sharing details of the interaction, Jaishankar said in a post on X, "Had a good lunch conversation with FM Vivian Balakrishnan of Singapore this afternoon in Manila. Always appreciate his insights and assessments on the region, as also on global developments."

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the ASEAN-related Foreign Ministers' meetings in Manila, where Jaishankar is participating in several multilateral engagements under the ASEAN framework.

Jaishankar is in the Philippines for Foreign Minister-level meetings, includ...