America
India, US to sustain momentum of Obama's India trip
Washington, Feb 21
India and the US have
agreed to sustain the momentum generated by the President Barack Obama's
visit to India and follow up on key issues, including implementation of
the nuclear deal and clean energy and climate cooperation.
US
National Security Advisor Susan Rice and the visiting Indian Foreign
Secretary S. Jaishankar agreed to do so at a meeting Friday at the White
House, according to a readout issued by the White House. Jaishankar,
who was serving as India's ambassador to the US, was in a surprise move
elevated as India's top diplomat a day after Obama's India visit while
he was still in New Delhi.
He has come to Washington to say goodbye as ambassador and renew contacts with officials in his new capacity.
Rice
congratulated Jaishankar "on his recent promotion to Foreign Secretary
and affirmed that she looks forward to working with him to further
advance the US-India relationship," it said.
"They agreed to
sustain the momentum generated by the President's visit to India for
Republic Day and to follow up on key issues, including implementation of
civil nuclear cooperation and clean energy and climate cooperation."
"They
also exchanged views on regional events and agreed that the United
States and India will engage in more frequent and deeper consultations
on global and multilateral issues," the statement added.