Ukraine Figures In S Jaishankar's Talks With Top US Official

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said he held a "good discussion" with US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland on issues like ways to expand bilateral ties, Indo-Pacific and the Ukraine situation.

The discussion came a day after delegation-level talks between Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and Nuland, who is on a three-nation tour of India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

"Pleased to meet @UnderSecStateP. Good discussion on expanding our bilateral cooperation, on South Asia, Indo-Pacific and the Ukraine situation," Mr Jaishankar tweeted after the meeting.

Pleased to meet @UnderSecStateP.

Good discussion on expanding our bilateral cooperation, on South Asia, Indo-Pacific and the Ukraine situation. pic.twitter.com/SVuTKKj13z

— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) March 22, 2022

A statement issued after the Shringla-Nuland talks held under the framework of India-US Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) had said both sides looked forward to the India-US 2 2 ministerial meeting. The 2 2 defence and foreign ministerial talks were originally slated to be held in November.

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