After brief illness, EAM Sushma Swaraj is back in action!

June 17, 2016 15:53

External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj is well and truly back in action.

On Sunday, June 19, Swaraj will hold a press conference where she is likely to reveal the future plan of action in the Foreign Office.

It may be recalled that the foreign minister had been admitted to AIIMS, New Delhi, in April, after she complained of severe chest congestion. Our sources tell us that she has fully recovered from the brief bout of ill health and is ready to resume office and the press meet will be held to show as much.

On Wednesday, at the Union Cabinet meeting which Swaraj attended, she was received with a bear hug by Parliamentary Affairs minister Venkaiah Naidu. PM Modi also wished her.

Swaraj's last official tour was to Iran in April, where she went to boost overall ties with a major focus on raising Indias oil imports and enhancing trade.

Image: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj with Rasul Islami, Director General (South Asia) Iran, in Tehran in April.

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