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EAM inaugurates new building of Indian Permanent Mission in Geneva

Geneva/New Delhi, Sep 13 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday dedicated the new building housing India’s Permanent Missions to the UN, WTO and Conference on Disarmament, and also inaugurated the Hansa Mehta Hall in the building.
In posts on X, the EAM said:
“Dedicated the new building, which houses India's Permanent Missions to UN, WTO and CD, as well as hosts our Consulate in Geneva.
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