US Secretary Of State And US Secretary Of Commerce Call On Prime Minister
John Kerry And Penny Pritzker
New Delhi (PIB-GR-TYP-BIN): U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Aug 31.
The two visiting Secretaries briefed Prime Minister on the 2nd India-U.S. Strategic & Commercial Dialogue that concluded yesterday in New Delhi. They discussed progress in bilateral engagement since Prime Minister’s visit to U.S. in June 2016. Secretary Kerry also shared U.S. perspective on developments in the region and beyond with Prime Minister.
Prime Minister conveyed satisfaction at the expanded and strengthened strategic partnership between India and the United States over the past two years that has opened up new vistas for collaboration. He conveyed that he looked forward to rapid progress and successful completion of the decisions taken with President Obama at the recent Summit Meeting in June.
Prime Minister conveyed that he looked forward to meeting President Obama at the G-20 Summit in Hangzhou, China.
(Source: PIB/GR/TYP/BIN/USPA/WN/IAIJ)