External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar will hold a bilateral meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at Hyderabad House in New Delhi today.
They are expected to discuss a wide range of issues, including issues related to regional and global peace and security.
Secretary Rubio arrived in India yesterday on a four-day visit to participate in the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.
He called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday and briefed him on the sustained progress in bilateral cooperation across a wide range of sectors, including defence, strategic technologies, trade and investment, energy security, connectivity, education and people-to-people ties.
Mr Modi asserted that India and the United States will continue to work closely for the global good. The Prime Minister reaffirmed India’s consistent support for peace efforts and reiterated the call for a peaceful resolution of the conflicts through dialogue and diplomacy.
Secretary Rubio shared US perspective on various regional and global issues, including the situation in West Asia. He called India a vital partner to the United States.
The QUAD Foreign Ministers’ Meet will be held on the 26th of this month. External Affairs Minister Dr Jaishankar, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will participate in the Meet.
In keeping with the Quad vision for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific, they will exchange views on advancing Quad cooperation across priority areas, review progress on ongoing Quad initiatives, and reflect on recent developments in the Indo-Pacific region and other international issues of mutual concern.