NEW DELHI
Indian Foreign Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Sunday met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and held discussion on bilateral ties and regional and global issues.
Both leaders met on the sidelines of the Quad foreign ministers meeting in Tokyo. Quad an informal strategic forum comprising India, the US, Australia and Japan. A foreign ministers meeting is scheduled for Monday.
“Great to catch up with @SecBlinken in Tokyo today. Our bilateral agenda progresses steadily,” Jaishankar wrote on X.
Jaishankar said they had a “wide ranging discussion on regional and global issues.” “Look forward to attending the Quad FMM tomorrow,” he added.
The meeting came as the US is said to have criticized Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Moscow, where he met President Vladimir Putin.
