Jaishankar meets Blinken, Sullivan in Washington
The HinduKicking off the Washington segment of his U.S. trip, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar had a meeting with U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. Mr. Jaishankar also routinely visits Washington DC in the autumn, following his visit to New York for the United Nations General Assembly session. “Recognised the tremendous progress in our bilateral relationship this year and discussed taking it forward,” Mr. Jaishankar tweeted describing his Thursday morning meeting with Mr. Sullivan. Meets Trade Representative Mr. Jaishankar also met with U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai. Standing in the State Department’s Treaty Room before their bilateral meeting, Mr. Jaishankar thanked Mr. Blinken for the U.S.’ support to India’s G-20 presidency and indicated that he looked forward to hosting Mr. Blinken for the 2+2 foreign and defence ministers’ dialogue.