Secretary (West) Amb Sibi George exchanges a handshake with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkiye, Berris Ekinci at the 12th round of India-Turkiye Foreign Office Consultations, in New Delhi on April 8, 2026.
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In the first sign that India and Turkiye could be working to restore bilateral relations ruptured during the India-Pakistan conflict last year, officials from both countries held the 12th round of Foreign Office Consultations (FoC) on Wednesday (April 8, 2026).
The talks, between delegations led by Turkish Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Berris Ekinci and Ministry of External Affairs Secretary (West) Sibi George in Delhi, were held four years after the last round in 2022 in Ankara. Relations have been tense over a number of statements by Turkiye President Recep Erdogan on Kashmir, and spiralled last May over Turkiye’s military support to Pakistan during the Operation Sindoor conflict.
Published – April 08, 2026 11:16 pm IST
