EAM Jaishankar meets USTR Katherine Tai, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo

Persevering with his engagement with the Biden administration , following Monday’s ‘2+2’ occasion, Exterior Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar had conferences with U.S. Commerce Consultant (USTR) Katherine Tai and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.

In accordance with the U.S. Authorities readout, Mr. Jaishankar and Ms. Tai took inventory of India-U.S. commerce ties, mentioned the implications of the Russia-Ukraine warfare on world commerce and the Indo-Pacific Financial Framework (a framework, proposed by the Biden administration, for financial cooperation within the area, on points resembling rising applied sciences and provide chains).

The 2 Ministers agreed that the Commerce Coverage Discussion board — which was re-launched after a niche of 4 years in November 2021 — held “substantial promise” for lowering commerce boundaries, together with in agricultural items. Final 12 months’s discussion board resulted in Indian mangoes and pomegranates getting market entry to the U.S., and American pork, pork merchandise, alfalfa hay and cherries gaining access to Indian markets.

Mentioned accelerating our financial partnership. Our aim is to reinforce resilience and reliability of provide chains and improve belief and transparency in enterprise., Exterior Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar mentioned on Twitter after assembly Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. Photograph: Twitter/@DrSJaishankar

On his assembly with Ms. Raimondo, Mr. Jaishankar mentioned the 2 had mentioned accelerating the financial partnership.

He tweeted, “Our aim is to reinforce resilience and reliability of provide chains and improve belief and transparency in enterprise.”

Mr. Jaishankar and his U.S. counterpart, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, attended an interactive occasion with college students at Howard College in a while Tuesday afternoon.