New Delhi and Ankara have held Foreign Office Consultations for the first time since 2022.
New Delhi has resumed high-level talks with Ankara after a gap of four years, India’s Ministry of External Affairs has said.
The 12th round of India-Turkey Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) was held in New Delhi on Wednesday, according to an official statement. The event was chaired by Sibi George, Secretary (West), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Berris Ekinci, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Türkiye.
The last FOC all around was held in June 2022 in Ankara.
“Discussions focused on areas such as trade and investment, tourism, technology and innovation, energy, cooperation in the fields of education and culture, people-to-people relations, and the fight against cross-border terrorism.” India’s Ministry of External Affairs said.
The 12th round of Turkey-India Political Consultations was held in New Delhi btw delegates led by Deputy Min. Amb. Berris Ekinci and Amb. Sibi George, Secretary (West) of MEA of India. Bilateral relations, as well as current regional and international developments were discussed. pic.twitter.com/ANKdtjv6ft
A detailed review of relations between the two countries was also held, apart from exchanging ideas on regional and international issues.
The next round of FOC will be held in Türkiye.
Earlier this week, India took place negotiations with Azerbaijan with the aim of restoring the relationship between the two countries.
New Delhi’s relationship with Turkey deteriorated following Ankara’s support for Pakistan during the military conflict in South Asia in May 2025.
India did not invite Turkey to its meeting with foreign delegations on the military confrontation as a sign of opposition to Ankara’s support for Islamabad.
Officers were also reported marked concern about the supply of military equipment by countries including Turkey and Azerbaijan to Pakistan after the conflict.
Turkey, along with Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, were reportedly responsible for arranging a ceasefire in the US-Iran conflict.
Turkish Ambassador to India Ali Murat Ersoy said the time was ready for Ankara and New Delhi to do so “to breathe new life into their diplomatic relations,” The Hindu reported.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Turkish President Recep Erdogan in 2023 at the G20 meeting in New Delhi, while the last meeting of Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar with his Turkish counterpart took place in February 2024 on the sidelines of the ASEAN meeting.
