- Jaishankar meets Rubio at G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Atlanta
- The two reviewed India-US cooperation
- Quad foreign ministers meet in Atlanta on Saturday
- Jaishankar heads to the Commonwealth summit in Antigua and Barbuda next
INDIA's external affairs minister S Jaishankar has met US secretary of state Marco Rubio in Atlanta to review cooperation between the two countries.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, hosted by the US.
“Appreciated @SecRubio’s hospitality in Atlanta for the @g20org FMM. Took stock of our bilateral cooperation,” Jaishankar said on X on Friday.
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The US ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, and India’s ambassador to the US, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, also attended.
The talks came just over a week after Rubio’s three-day visit to India, during which he said the two countries were “about as close as you can be” to a trade deal.
Quad and Commonwealth
Foreign ministers from the Quad grouping of the US, India, Japan and Australia meet in Atlanta on Saturday. It is their second meeting this year, ahead of a likely leaders’ summit next month.
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Jaishankar will then travel to Antigua and Barbuda for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) from November 1 to 4, where King Charles is due to speak.
President Donald Trump will host the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Miami on December 14 and 15.
(With inputs from PTI)
