External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Raksha Mantri Nirmala Sitharaman will visit the United States for the first meeting of the ‘2+2 Dialogue’ on 6 July 2018 with Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Secretary of Defence James N. Mattis. This
new dialogue format was agreed to between the two sides during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington D.C. on 25-26 June 2017. The two sides are expected to share perspectives on strengthening their strategic and security ties and exchange
views on a range of bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest.
New Delhi
June 21, 2018