India will host the third edition of the 2 + 2 ministerial dialogue with the US on October 27, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today.
US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper will visit India on October 26-27, 2020 to participate in the Dialogue. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and EAM S Jaishankar will lead the Defense Ministry and MEA delegations respectively, the ministry reported.
The first two 2 + 2 ministerial dialogues were held in New Delhi in September 201 and in Washington DC in 2019. “The agenda for the third dialogue will cover all bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual concern,” the ministry said. it’s a statement. .
“I look forward to our 2 + 2 Ministerial Dialogue with our Indian friends. It was postponed due to the virus. I am glad that we can execute it in person in just a few days,” Pompeo said.
“I am also confident that my meetings will also include discussions on how free nations can work together to thwart the threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party,” he added.
Next week’s 2 + 2 dialogue between the United States and India will focus on the challenges in the Indo-Pacific region and ways to overcome those challenges, said US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper.
Speaking during a conversation with Frederick Kempe, president of the Atlantic Council on Tuesday (local time), Esper said: “Secretary Michael Pompeo and I will be there next week. It is our second 2 2 with the Indians, our third for the United States. United and India. And it’s very important. India will be the most important partner for us, I think, in the Indo-Pacific for sure, this century.
He also said that the countries of the Indo-Pacific region recognize what China is doing.
.
