Jennifer Geerlings-Simons

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar visited Suriname in May, co-chaired the ninth Joint Commission Meeting, agreed to expand cooperation across defence, health, energy and agriculture, and offered soft loans for infrastructure development.

India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar strengthened ties with Suriname during a visit.

Chandrikapersad Santokhi, Suriname's former president, has died at 67. He investigated the 1982 killings of over a dozen political opponents.