Washington [US], September 27 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Monday and mentioned Indo-Pacific Economic Framework alongside excessive expertise cooperation between the 2 nations.
The talks between the 2 ministers additionally lined resilient provide chains, excessive expertise cooperation, semiconductors and enterprise promotion in Washington as Jaishankar is within the US on a 10-day go to to carry bilateral consultations with a number of US cupboard ministers.
In a tweet, Jaishankar wrote, “An excellent meeting with Commerce Secretary @SecRaimondo. Our conversation covered resilient supply chains, Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, high technology cooperation, semiconductors and business promotion. Look forward to seeing her in India.”Notably, External Affairs Minister, Jaishankar additionally met US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on the Pentagon the place he was welcomed in an enhanced honour cordon ceremony on Monday.
This assembly comes a day earlier than Jaishankar meets his US counterpart Sec Anthony Blinken.
The External Affairs Minister concluded the high-level United Nations General Assembly debate in New York on Saturday. Jaishankar was in New York from September 18 to 24.
Meanwhile, the US Secretary of Commerce additionally took to Twitter and stated, “Today I met with India’s Minister of External Affairs @DrSJaishankar on how we can work more closely together on IPEF,” as she seemed ahead to deepening the bilateral industrial relationship between India and US.
IPEF, a bunch of 13 nations, is a multilateral financial framework. Since its launch in May launch, IPEF nations have engaged in intensive discussions to scope out every pillar of the Framework.
The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) was launched collectively by the USA and different associate nations of the Indo-Pacific area on May 23, 2022, in Tokyo.
India joined the IPEF and Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the launch occasion together with US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and different leaders from associate nations. Previously, digital Ministerial Meetings have been held instantly after the launch on May 23 and thereafter from July 26-27, 2022. (ANI)