NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met the Permanent Representative of Mauritius to the United Nations Jagdish Koonjul, on Monday.

EAM Jaishankar appreciated the discussions held with him on a range of global issues.

"Glad to meet Ambassador Jagdish Koonjul of Mauritius. Appreciated our discussions on a range of global issues," Jaishankar said in a post shared on X.

India has close, longstanding relations with Mauritius, an island nation in the Western Indian Ocean, owing to historic, demographic and cultural reasons.

A key reason for the special ties is the fact that Indian-origin people comprise nearly 70% of the island's population of 1.2 million.