New Delhi: Secretary of the United States, Antony Blinken will visit India on July 27 to July 28, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed Friday.
On July 28, Blinken will meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar.
“In New Delhi on July 28, Secretary Blinken will meet the Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss various problems, including sustainable cooperation regarding the efforts of the Covid-19 response, Indo-Pacific ownership, sharing regional security interests, sharing Democratic values and deal with the climate crisis, “said a spokesman for the US State Department.
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Doval during a two-day visit.
This is Blinken’s first visit to India after assuming costs as US Secretary.
“Visit Secretary Blinken is the opportunity to continue high-level bilateral dialogue and improve the global strategic partnership of India-US.
Both parties will review strong and diverse bilateral relations of India-US, and the potential to consolidate further,” Mea said in a statement.
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Jaisankar and Blinken have met three times in the last range of years.
After US defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visited India, this would be the second high profile visit from Biden administration members.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visited New Delhi as part of his first foreign trip, but Blinken’s journey was postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic.
In addition to his trip to New Delhi, Blinken will also travel to Kuwait City during overseas travel from July 26 to 29.
He will return to Washington, DC on July 29.