NEW DELHI: Mizoram chief minister Lalduhoma, on Thursday (January 04), met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.

Confirming the meeting, Mizoram CM Lalduhoma said: โ€œDelighted to strengthen our collaboration for the progress and development of Mizoram.โ€

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The Mizoram chief minister said that his meeting with the Prime Minister was โ€˜productiveโ€™.

Former batchmates Mizoram CM Lalduhoma & EAM S Jaishankar meet in Delhi

Mizoram chief minister Lalduhoma met external affairs minister S Jaishankar in New Delhi on Wednesday (January 03) in New Delhi.

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It may be noted that Mizoram CM Lalduhoma andย external affairs minister S Jaishankarย are former batchmates during their civil services days.

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Both Mizoram chief minister Lalduhoma and external affairs minister S Jaishankar are 1977 Indian civil services batchmates.

While, Mizoram CM Lalduhoma had served in the Indian Police Service (IPS), S Jaishankar was an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer of the 1977 batch.

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โ€œSo glad to meet chief minister of Mizoram Lalduhoma. We began government service at the same time and trained together,โ€ said Jaishankar after meeting Lalduhoma.

โ€œItโ€™s wonderful to see old colleagues reconnecting,โ€ Mizoram CM Lalduhoma said about the meeting with S Jaishankar.

Both the leaders discussed ways to โ€œenhance collaboration between ministry of external affairs (MEA) and the Mizoram governmentโ€.

โ€œI look forward to the positive outcomes of this collaboration,โ€ said Mizoram chief minister Lalduhoma.