Vikrim Misri Meets Marco Rubio At White House, US Secretary Of State To Visit India Next Month

Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, who is on a three-day visit to the United States, met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the White House on Thursday.

Rubio is set to visit New Delhi next month, an announcement made after what was described as a productive meeting between the two leaders.

"Welcome to the White House, Vikram Misri! Productive meeting with Marco Rubio that focused on our bilateral relationship, especially trade, critical minerals, defense and the Quad. Secretary Rubio looks forward to visiting India next month!" US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said in a post on X.

Secretary Rubio looks forward to visiting India next month, Gor said.

A day earlier, Misri engaged in a series of high-level meetings with senior United States officials, focusing on the volatile situations in West Asia and the Indo-Pacific while reviewing strategic defence and trade relations.

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"We look forward to deepening our engagement in these important sectors and much more to strengthen the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership,” the Indian embassy in the US said in a post on X.

Strengthening the strategic bridge between New Delhi and Washington, Misri also met US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau on Thursday.

"Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau met with Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri today in Washington. The leaders reaffirmed the close partnership between the two countries and shared news about the situation in the Persian Gulf and other global and regional priorities," Tommy Pigott, Principal Deputy Spokesman for the Department of State, said in a statement.

The high-level meeting, held at the State Department, comes at a pivotal moment for global diplomacy as both nations navigate the complex security landscape in the Middle East and the Indo-Pacific.

According to the Indian embassy, Misri and Landau discussed bilateral priorities and also exchanged assessments on regional and global developments of mutual concern.

During his visit to the United States, Misri also met Jacob Helberg and discussed deepening India-US tech cooperation.

Allison Hooker said she and Misri discussed how India and the US can work closer together on security, defence, and the economy. “We are finding practical ways to make both Americans and Indians safer and more prosperous, including through the Quad,” she said.

Sharing the details of his meeting in a post on X, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that they discussed the shared vision for resilient supply chains and collaboration in semiconductors, critical minerals, quantum, AI, nuclear energy and next steps in implementing the Pax Silica initiative.

(With inputs from ANI)