The United States and India are working together to address regional and global challenges, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Blinken met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Washington DC on Tuesday and discussed working together to address regional and global challenges. They met at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the US State Department.
"Together, the US and India are working to address regional and global challenges. External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar and I met to discuss our continued cooperation on the climate crisis and ways we can promote regional security and prosperity," Blinken said in a post on X after the meeting.
Meanwhile, Jaishankar, who is on his first visit to the US capital since the third Modi government took office, said, "Delighted to hold talks with Blinken in Washington DC. We followed up on the Delaware bilateral and the QUAD meetings. Our discussions also covered deepening bilateral cooperation, the situation in West Asia, recent developments in the Indian subcontinent, the Indo-Pacific and Ukraine."
Jaishankar was referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden. The US president hosted Modi at his Delaware residence for a bilateral meeting on September 21. They were later joined by leaders from Australia and Japan for the QUAD Leaders' Summit in Wilmington.
According to US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller, Jaishankar and Blinken "discussed the United States and India's enduring commitment to deepening bilateral ties, coordinating closely on regional and global challenges, and advancing cooperation on critical and emerging technologies".
"Blinken noted Prime Minister Modi's August visit to Kyiv and reiterated the importance of a just and lasting peace for Ukraine," he said and added that plans to expand collaboration on clean energy initiatives to address the global climate crisis were also discussed.