External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held bilateral talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Germany’s Munich, on the sidelines of the ongoing security conference there. They discussed the progress of US-India ties and the ongoing crisis at the Red Sea.
“Great to meet my friend US Secretary of State Antony Blinken this afternoon on MSC 2024 sidelines. Our talk centered on the situation in West Asia, Ukraine and Indo-Pacific. Reviewed the continuing progress in our bilateral ties,” Jaishankar posted on X.
“ecretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar today in Munich, Germany, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. Secretary Blinken and External Affairs Minister Jaishankar discussed the need to ensure freedom of navigation in the Red Sea,” US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said.
“Secretary Blinken highlighted that the respective U.S. and Indian approaches to maritime security in the Red Sea are mutually reinforcing and play important roles in safeguarding economic stability in the region. The Secretary and External Affairs Minister also discussed ongoing work to ensure lasting peace and security in the Middle East,” he added.
“We’re working closely on a whole host of vital priorities that are making a difference in the lives of people in India and people in the United States: increasing mutual prosperity, advancing democracy and human rights, addressing climate change, upholding together the rules-based international order,” an official release by the US State Department quoted Blinken as saying.
