Sushma Swaraj, Nirmala Sitharaman to visit US for 2+2 Dialogue
New Delhi, June 22 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will visit the United States for the first meeting of the ‘2+2 Dialogue’ on July 6, officials said on Friday.
They will sit for the dialogue with US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Secretary of Defence James N. Mattis.
"This new dialogue format was agreed to between the two sides during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington D.C. on 25-26 June 2017," read a statement issued by the MEA.
"The two sides are expected to share perspectives on strengthening their strategic and security ties and exchange views on a range of bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest," read the statement further.
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