Jaishankar meets top US officials, Indian consul generals in US
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had fruitful meetings with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and consul generals of India in the US.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold back-to-back summits with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison over the next five days to discuss a range of global developments, including the Russia-Ukraine conflict, as well as bilateral issues.
“The India-Japan Summit will be held on 19 March. At the invitation of PM Modi, PM of Japan Fumio Kishida will be undertaking an official visit to New Delhi on 19-20 March for the 14th India-Japan Annual Summit. This will be the first meeting between these two leaders,” Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said at a media briefing.
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He said Modi and his Australian counterpart will hold the 2nd India-Australia virtual summit on 21 March. “This Summit follows the historic first virtual summit which was held on 4 June 2020 when our bilateral relationship was elevated to a comprehensive strategic partnership,” he added.
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