Our talks aimed at further deepening defence cooperation: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on meeting with US Defence Secy Mark Esper
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday (October 26) meets US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper, who was accorded Guard of Honour at South Block. Welcoming his US counterpart, Rajnath Singh stated “India is delighted to host US Secretary of Defence, Dr Mark Esper. Our talks today were fruitful, aimed at further deepening defence cooperation in a wide range of areas.”
“Today’s discussions will add new vigour to our defence relations and mutual cooperation,” the Defence Minister added. The bilateral assembly between Rajnath Singh and Mark Esper passed off at South Block.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary Mark Esper are in India to take part within the third India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue.
Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane, IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria and Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh additionally current.
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Prior to the beginning of the assembly, protecting coronavirus unfold in thoughts, US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster greeted General Bipin Rawat and Admiral Karambir Singh with elbow bumps.
Top two officers of the Donald Trump administration reached Delhi for the two+2 India US meet. It is predicted to be probably the most vital diplomatic engagement in Delhi amid the Sino-India faceoff.
After bilateral meets with their Indian counterpart, each US Secretary of state and Defense secretary will attend dinner hosted of their honour. Secretary Pompeo’s go to marks the fourth go to to India by a Secretary of State in the course of the Trump Administration.
The formal 2+2 occurs on Tuesday and can be adopted by a joint referred to as by Indian and US international and defence leaders with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
On the desk discussions are anticipated to be on a number of essential subjects together with Chinese aggressiveness, Indo Pacific idea, the way to take care of COVID pandemic, and improve folks to folks engagement.
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