New Delhi [India], External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met Jagdish Kunjul, Permanent Representative of Mauritius to the United Nations. External Affairs Minister Jaishankar appreciated the discussions he had with him on various global issues. "Pleased to meet Mauritius Ambassador Jagdish Kunjul. Appreciated your discussion on a range of global issues," Jaishankar said in a post shared on Twitter. com/DrSJaishankar/status/1792463026874139135 India has close, long-standing relations with Mauritius, an island nation in the western Indian Ocean, for historical, demographic and cultural reasons.A major reason for the special relationship is the fact that they consist almost exclusively of people of Indian origin. 70% of the island's population of 1.2 million. Earlier in March, President Draupadi Murmu had signed four Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) between India and Mauritius to enhance cooperation in the financial services sector, information sharing and capacity building to combat corruption and money laundering. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) o Public Service Commission of India and Mauritius will share experience and expertise in recruitment for public services. The two countries also agreed to a protocol to amend the India-Mauritius Double Tariff Avoidance Agreement, bringing it in line with OECD./G20 Base Erosion A Benefit Transfer Minimum Standards President Murmu and the Prime Minister of Mauritius also virtually inaugurated 14 community development projects, to be implemented with India's monetary assistance. India has traditionally been the 'first responder' to Mauritius in times of crisis, including crisis. The recent COVID-19 and Wakashio oil spill crisis. At the request of Mauritius, India supplied 13 tonnes of medicines (including 0.5 million tablets of HCQ), 10 tonnes of Ayurvedic medicines and an Indian rapid response medical team to help combat Covid in April–May 2020. Since 2005, India has been one of the largest countries.Trading partners of Mauritius. In FY 2022-2023, Indian exports to Mauritius were US$ 462.69 million, Mauritian exports to India were US$ 91.50 million and total trade was US$ 554.19 million.