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\nDescribing India as an \u201call-weather partner\u201d, the US has said the upcoming 2+2 dialogue with the country is an important opportunity to enhance engagement on a range of diplomatic and security issues and discuss how to operationalise India\u2019s status as a major defence partner.<\/p>\n
US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Secretary of Defence James Mattis will travel to New Delhi next month for the 2+2 dialogue, the format of which was agreed upon between the two sides during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington in June 2017.<\/p>\n
Earlier, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman were to travel to Washington to take part in the meeting with their US counterparts in July.<\/p>\n
But the US had postponed the dialogue citing \u201cunavoidable reasons\u201d. After June last year, the two countries have tried to schedule the dialogue many times with several dates having been considered. Earlier this year also, the \u20182+2 dialogue\u2019 had been postponed due to uncertainty over the confirmation of Pompeo as President Donald Trump\u2019s new Secretary of State.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith India, we are looking forward to the inaugural 2+2 dialogue with Secretaries Pompeo and Mattis travelling for these meetings in New Delhi on September 6,\u201d Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Alice Wells told reporters on Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is an important opportunity to discuss and enhance our engagement on a range of diplomatic and security priorities and really is an indication of the deepening strategic partnership that we enjoy with India,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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