US to Host Delegation of Indian Ministers This Month End
As many as five Indian Union Ministers are expected to visit US next week to hold series of talks with their American counterparts, said media reports citing Obama Administration.
“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 PJ Crowley was quoted as saying.
He said that Obama Administration is hosting a high-level delegation of Indian ministers for a series of meetings at the end of this month, reports said.
Crowley said that these meetings are follow up to the Indo-US Strategic Dialogue early this month, which were co-chaired by the External Affairs Minister SM Krishna and Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, said reports.
“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,” he was quoted as saying.
“Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Ghulam Nabi Azad will be in Washington and Atlanta from June 23 to 25 for the US-India Health Dialogue,” Crowley was quoted as saying.
He said that Minister of State for Science and Technology Prithviraj Chavan is scheduled to be in Washington on June 24 and 25 for the US-India Science and Technology Forum, reports said.
(Based on internet reports)
