Jaishankar meets US Defence Secretary Austin and Commerce Secretary Raimondo; discusses bilateral, regional and global issues

Updated: Sep 30 2023 10:37AM

Jaishankar meets US Defence Secretary Austin and Commerce Secretary Raimondo; discusses bilateral, regional and global issues

Washington, Sep 30 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has met US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and held a productive conversation with him on deepening bilateral defence cooperation, including in the co-production of defence articles, and exchanged perspectives on a variety of security issues.

He also met Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.

After his meeting with Austin at the Pentagon on Friday, Jaishankar posted on X, “Productive conversation on our bilateral defence cooperation. Useful exchange on global security challenges.

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