Close on the heels of a highly successful Indo-US strategic dialogue early in June, as many as five Union ministers are scheduled to visit the US next week to hold series of talks with their American counterparts.
“The visit of the five ministers, following closely on the inaugural meeting of the US-India strategic dialogue in Washington, underscores the energy and enthusiasm both sides attach to continuing our efforts to strengthen the US-India partnership across a wide range of sectors,” state department spokesman, P.J. Crowley said. The US is hosting a high-level delegation of Indian ministers for a series of meetings at the end of this month, he said, adding that these are follow up to the Indo-United States strategic dialogue early this month, which were co-chaired by the external affairs minister, S.M. Krishna and secretary of state, Hillary Clinton.
“Deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee and commerce minister Anand Sharma will be attending the US-India CEO Forum on June 22,” Mr Crowley said. —PTI