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Mike Pompeo Pays Tribute At National War Memorial In Delhi

New Delhi
October 27, 2020

U.S Secretary, Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary Mark T Esper on Tuesday attended the wreath laying ceremony at the National War Memorial in the national capital.
The 2+2 ministerial dialogue is set to begin at the Hyderabad House at around 10 am. They are also scheduled to make a joint call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at around 1 pm at the PM's residence.

Mr. Pompeo and Mr. Esper arrived in New Delhi on Monday for 2+2 inter ministerial talks with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to be held on Tuesday.

The visit also comes at a time when India and China are locked in a serious military stand off along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh. The U.S officials will then proceed to Sri Lanka, Maldives and Indonesia.

On Monday, the two U.S secretaries held separate talks with Indian counterparts - Jaishankar and Rajnath Singh.
Mr. Singh and Mr. Esper held talks yesterday during which the Defence ministers of the two countries reviewed bilateral defence co-operation spanning "military to military co-operation, securing communication systems and information sharing, defence trade and industrial issues" and also discussed ways to take bilateral co-operation forward.

The Indian Defence Ministry announced following the meeting between Esper and Singh that "the two Ministers expressed satisfaction that agreement of BECA will be signed during the visit."

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and U.S Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, also had a meeting wherein they agreed that US-India Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership is "critical to the security and prosperity" of both the countries, the Indo-Pacific region and the world.