Ahead of India visit, Mike Pompeo congratulates S Jaishankar on new position, reaffirms 'strong commitment' towards US-India partnership
FirstpostIn addition, Pompeo’s visit will further prepare grounds for a summit meeting between US president Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Osaka, Japan, on the sidelines of the G20 meeting scheduled to be held later in June. New Delhi: US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Thursday spoke with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to congratulate him on his appointment and reiterated Washington’s strong commitment towards advancing US-India strategic partnership. Secretary Pompeo underscored the strong US commitment to working closely with the new Indian Government to advance our strategic partnership,” Spokesperson of the US State Department, Morgan Ortagus, said in a statement. “Secretary Pompeo and Minister Jaishankar also discussed shared US and Indian objectives in safeguarding a free and open Indo-Pacific, US-India security cooperation, and the US-India economic partnership,” the statement added.