Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra holds meetings with US officials, industry leaders
Kwatra is here this week for a series of meetings with senior officials from the US Government and interaction with industry leaders to advance bilateral cooperation in areas like defence and technology. Kwatra held separate meetings with Richard Verma, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources and Kurt Campbell, Deputy Secretary of State at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the State Department.
«Productive catch up with Indian Foreign Secretary Kwatra on advancing ongoing US-India cooperation and the need for our countries' close partnership for regional security and prosperity,» Verma said in a post of X.
Earlier in the day, Kwatra was hosted by the US India Business Council over a breakfast meeting with its Board Chair and NASDAQ Executive Vice Chairman Ed Knight.
«They engaged in discussions on deepening investment channels, fostering innovation and technology, and strengthening the commercial ties between our countries,» the USIBC said in a post on X.
The visiting foreign secretary is meeting with officials from the various wings of the US Government, including the Department of Defence, the White House and the Department of Commerce.
The visit, which has been kept away from the glare of the media, comes in the middle of general elections in India and a week of hectic and intense diplomatic activities in Washington DC, in the Indo-Pacific region.
On Thursday, US President Joe Biden hosted the historic trilateral summit with Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister
