Blinken to meet PM Modi, Jaishankar during India visit
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24 Jul 2021, 04:37 GMT+10
Washington [US], July 23 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during his India visit next week to discuss a wide range of issues including Indo-Pacific engagement and shared regional security interests.
Blinken said in a tweet that he will depart for New Delhi on July 26 for a two-day visit. After New Delhi, he will visit Kuwait City on July 28.
Blinken said that he looks forward to strengthening our important partnerships On July 26, I ll depart for New Delhi, India and Kuwait City, Kuwait. This trip will underscore the importance of our cooperation on topics like COVID-19 response efforts, shared security interests, and the climate crisis. I look forward to strengthening our important partnerships, he said.
Antony Blinken To Discuss Human Rights, Democracy With Indian officials On Visit To New Delhi With respect to the human rights and democracy question, yes, you’re right; I will tell you that we will raise it, and we will continue that conversation said Dean Thompson, the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs.
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on his visit to New Delhi, will discuss issues encompassing human rights and democracy with Indian officials as both the nations share more values in common on those fronts than otherwise, said a senior US official.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will raise issues of human rights and democracy with Indian officials during his first visit to New Delhi as the two nations have more values in common on those fronts than otherwise, according to a senior US official. Blinken is scheduled to arrive in New Delhi late on July 27. During his stay in the country, he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. The Ministry of External Affairs said in New Delhi that National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will also meet Bilinken. With respect to the human rights and democracy question, yes, you re right; I will tell you that we will raise it, and we will continue that conversation, because we firmly believe that we have more values in common on those fronts than we don t, Dean Thompson, the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, told reporters during a conference call ahead of the visit.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met the Afghan Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah on Friday, on the overall situation in Afghanistan, amid a rise in violence there in the wake of quick withdrawal of the U.S. troops.
“Always good to meet Chairman HCNR @DrabdullahCE. Appreciate his sentiments and support for our relationship. Value his insights on the region,” Jaishankar tweeted. Abdullah, the chairman of the powerful High Council for National Reconciliation, has been playing a key role in negotiating with all the stakeholders to bring lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan.
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla is in the UK, ostensibly to discuss the Indo-UK roadmap till 2030, but sources said Afghanistan would occupy a major portion of the talks as India tries to get a handle on a US-UK tandem in this respect.
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