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NEW DELHI: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will travel to New Delhi next week for the ‘2+2’ meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. The meeting is likely to take place on November 9th.
“During the interactions, Secretary Blinken and Austin will discuss both bilateral and global concerns and developments in the Indo-Pacific,” said US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller.
Jaishankar met with Secretary Blinken in the US in September.
In the 2+2 meeting, the talks will be centred around the conflict between Israel and Palestine and the unfolding humanitarian crisis there as well as upcoming elections in Bangladesh where the US has special interest. There will be discussions on China too, say sources.
The 2+2 meeting comes ahead of the Quad Summit that will be hosted by India. There is speculation on whether the Quad Summit will be held in Delhi on January 27. The US hasn’t confirmed whether President Joe Biden will be visiting India in January so there is no certainty around the dates.
Secretary Blinken will travel to Tel Aviv, Amman, Tokyo and Seoul before he comes to Delhi.
“In Israel, Secretary Blinken will reiterate US support for Israel to defend itself against terrorism in keeping with international humanitarian law and discuss efforts to safeguard US citizens in Israel. They will discuss the immediate release of hostages and increase the pace of humanitarian assistance in Gaza,” Miller added. Follow channel on WhatsApp
NEW DELHI: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will travel to New Delhi next week for the ‘2+2’ meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. The meeting is likely to take place on November 9th.
“During the interactions, Secretary Blinken and Austin will discuss both bilateral and global concerns and developments in the Indo-Pacific,” said US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller.
Jaishankar met with Secretary Blinken in the US in September.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });
In the 2+2 meeting, the talks will be centred around the conflict between Israel and Palestine and the unfolding humanitarian crisis there as well as upcoming elections in Bangladesh where the US has special interest. There will be discussions on China too, say sources.
The 2+2 meeting comes ahead of the Quad Summit that will be hosted by India. There is speculation on whether the Quad Summit will be held in Delhi on January 27. The US hasn’t confirmed whether President Joe Biden will be visiting India in January so there is no certainty around the dates.
Secretary Blinken will travel to Tel Aviv, Amman, Tokyo and Seoul before he comes to Delhi.
“In Israel, Secretary Blinken will reiterate US support for Israel to defend itself against terrorism in keeping with international humanitarian law and discuss efforts to safeguard US citizens in Israel. They will discuss the immediate release of hostages and increase the pace of humanitarian assistance in Gaza,” Miller added. Follow channel on WhatsApp
