Washington:
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a bilateral meeting with Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and said that the administration of President Donald Trump wants to advance economic relations with India as well. Also wants to find a solution to the issues related to irregular immigration. Rubio’s spokeswoman gave this information on Tuesday. Rubio (53) first preferred to hold the first bilateral meeting with the Foreign Minister of India, which in a way sent the message that the Trump administration attaches great importance to strengthening relations with India.
Emphasis on strengthening India-America partnership
He met Jaishankar at the ‘Foggy Bottom’ headquarters of the External Affairs Ministry immediately after the ministerial meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad). “Rubio underlined the Trump administration’s desire to advance economic ties with India and address issues related to irregular immigration,” State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said in a statement after the meeting. The spokesperson said that both the top diplomats reiterated their common commitment to strengthen the India-US partnership.
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What important issues were discussed in both the countries
Bruce said, “They discussed a wide range of topics, including regional issues and opportunities to deepen the US-India relationship, including critical and emerging technologies, defense cooperation, energy, and advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific region.” In a post on
What did Foreign Minister Jaishankar tell?
Jaishankar said, “Reviewed the comprehensive bilateral partnership of which Rubio has been a strong supporter.” Also shared views on various regional and global issues. Look forward to working together with them to further the strategic cooperation between the two countries. Jaishankar has come here on the invitation of the US government to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Donald Trump. Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of America on Monday.
what happened in the meeting
Jaishankar held a bilateral meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio after the meeting of Quad foreign ministers. According to the US State Department, many regional and India-US relations were discussed in this meeting. According to the US State Department, “Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar in Washington DC. Secretary of State Rubio and Foreign Minister Jaishankar reiterated their commitment to further strengthen the US-India partnership. They discussed a wide range of issues, including deepening US-India relations, especially important and emerging technologies, defense cooperation and pursuing a free and open Indo-Pacific region. “Secretary Rubio also emphasized the Donald Trump Administration’s desire to work with India to advance economic ties and address concerns related to irregular migration.”
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Let us tell you that Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar posted on social media platform X after meeting Foreign Minister Marco Rubio. He said, “It was a pleasure to meet with Marco Rubio for our first bilateral meeting since he took office as Secretary of State, in which we reviewed our comprehensive bilateral partnership, which Rubio has been a strong advocate of.” We exchanged views on many regional and global issues and look forward to working together to advance our strategic cooperation.” According to media reports, earlier Marco Rubio met the Quad foreign ministers on the first day of his tenure. With this he started his work as the Foreign Minister of the country.
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