Blinken & Jaishankar discuss bilateral ties, Indo-Pacific in Cambodia ahead of ASEAN meet
During the meeting, they held extensive talks on ways to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
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New Delhi, August 4: In a major development, External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar who is on a two-day visit to Cambodia, met the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Cambodiameeting. During the meeting, they held extensive talks on ways to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
Jaishakar gave the information about their meeting via social media. He tweeted, "A warm conversation to start meetings on sidelines of ASEAN Ministerial in Phnom Penh. Discussed the ever-strengthening India-US relationship and the global situation with US Secretary of State @SecBlinken."
Meanwhile, talking about the meeting, Antony Blinken, said that it is an opportunity for both the leaders to compare notes over various mutual interest areas including the free and open Indo-Pacific and Sri Lanka crisis. He said that New Delhi is among Washington's "closest partners"
"Taking part in the ASEAN meetings is the opportunity for us to get together and compare notes with our closest partners, starting with my longtime friend, Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar," Antony Blinken said in the statement.
"This is an opportunity for us to compare notes as we head into these very important ASEAN meetings. We're both strong proponents of ASEAN centrality. We have a shared vision together for a free and open Indo-Pacific that we work on in so many different ways every single day," the US Secretary of State said further.
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