India-Lesotho Review Ties at 6th Joint Commission Meeting

India and Lesotho review bilateral ties at the 6th Joint Commission Meeting held in New Delhi. Both sides review progress in bilateral cooperation and agree that the next Joint Bilateral Commission for Cooperation meeting is held in Maseru in 2027.

6th Joint Commission Meeting and Key Facts on Lesotho:

Dimension	Key Details
Areas of cooperation reviewed	Both sides review cooperation in areas including trade and economic relations, development partnership, and skilling and capacity building.
Multilateral and regional engagement	Both sides review collaboration at regional and multilateral forums.
Next meeting	The next meeting of the Joint Bilateral Commission for Cooperation will be held in Maseru, in 2027.
Lesotho: location	Lesotho is a landlocked country surrounded by South Africa.
Lesotho: capital	Maseru is the capital of Lesotho.
Lesotho: physiographic setting	Lesotho lies in the Maloti Mountains.
Lesotho: major mountain ranges	Major mountain ranges comprise the Drakensberg and Maloti Mountains.
Lesotho: unique country features	Lesotho is known as the "Kingdom in the Sky" or "Mountain Kingdom", is the only country in the world entirely above 1400 m elevation, and has over 80% of its territory above 1,800 metres (5,906 ft).
Lesotho: global distinctions	Lesotho is the southernmost landlocked country in the world, and is the largest of the three independent states completely surrounded by another country: Lesotho, Vatican City, and San Marino.
Lesotho: distinction among enclave states	It is the only such state outside the Italian Peninsula and Europe, and it is not a microstate.