External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his US counterpart Antony Blinken met in Washington DC and discussed working together to address regional and global challenges.
S Jaishankar is on his first visit to the US since Prime Minister Narendra Modi assumed power for the third time at the Centre.
“Together, the US and India are working to address regional and global challenges. External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar and I met to discuss our continued cooperation on the climate crisis and ways we can promote regional security and prosperity,” Anthony Blinken said after the meeting.
Mr Jaishankar, meanwhile, said, “Delighted to hold talks with Blinken in Washington DC. We followed up on the Delaware bilateral and the QUAD meetings. Our discussions also covered deepening bilateral cooperation, the situation in West Asia, recent developments in the Indian subcontinent, the Indo-Pacific and Ukraine.” Mr Jaishankar was referring to PM Narendra Modi’s recent bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden.
