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India, US review implementation of decisions taken
India,
US review implementation of decisions taken
New Delhi, April 29 India and the US on Wednesday held Foreign
Office Consultations during which the entire range of bilateral ties was
discussed and a review held of the implementation of the decisions taken at the
summit meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack
Obama in January.
Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar and US Under Secretary of State for Political
Affairs Wendy Sherman held the Foreign Office Consultations, during which they
also discussed regional issues, including relief and rescue operations in
Nepal.
Sherman also called on External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, and National
Security Advisor Ajit Doval, said an external affairs ministry statement.
On the sidelines of the Foreign Office Consultations, the India-US Dialogue on
Africa was held between delegations led by Vinay Kumar, joint secretary for
South and East Africa under the ministry of external affairs, and Linda Thomas-Greenfield,
US assistant secretary of state for African affairs.
The Dialogue on West Asia was held between delegations led by Sandeep Kumar,
joint secretary for West Asia and North Africa, and Anne Patterson, US
assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, the statement said.
Sherman, addressing a talk in the evening at the University of Chicago Center,
said the Foreign Office Consultations were a preparatory for the strategic and
commercial dialogue to be held between both sides later in the year.
During the summer dialogue both sides would review projects that have been
completed, the business agreements done, counter-terrorism steps, review
regional activities, the efforts underway to improve joint capabilities around
the world, she said.
The cooperation will be at all levels, she said adding "We are going to be
and are incredibly strong partners".