Foreign Minister Vikram Misri met US Ambassador to India Sergio Gore on Friday (local time) at US President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. He also met US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau to discuss upcoming high-level India-US engagements.
He is scheduled to begin a three-day visit to Paris and Berlin on Sunday, where he will hold talks on energy, trade and defence. It is worth noting that the situation in West Asia and its impact on energy security are likely to be the main points during his meetings in Paris and Berlin.
Vikram El Masry’s trip to the United States
The US envoy to India hosted Sergio Gore of Egypt at Mar-a-Lago. Gore expressed the United States’ intention to deepen relations with India in the coming years.
In a post on X, Gore said: “It was a pleasure to host Foreign Minister Vikram Misri tonight at Mar-a-Lago! From trade and defense to energy, India and the United States stand ready to work closely together in the months and years ahead.”
Al-Masry met Landau earlier today to discuss future high-level engagements between India and the United States. Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that Al-Masry and Landau discussed the full range of bilateral issues planned for next year.
“Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri had a productive meeting with Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau at the State Department. They reviewed the full bilateral agenda for the coming year, including trade, technology, energy, defence, upcoming high-level Indo-US commitments and ongoing regional developments,” he said in a post on X.
Al-Masry heads to Paris and Berlin
Al-Masry is scheduled to go to Paris and Berlin for three days, starting Sunday, to hold talks on energy, trade and defense in the context of the conflict in West Asia.
The Middle East News Agency said on Saturday that the minister will participate in Paris in chairing the Indo-French Foreign Ministry consultations, along with Martin Prinz, Secretary-General of the French Foreign Ministry.
He added that the two sides will address a wide range of issues, including defence, civil nuclear energy, space, cyber and digital issues, artificial intelligence, and efforts to enhance people-to-people exchanges, along with recent global and regional developments.
In Berlin, the Foreign Minister will co-chair the Indo-German Foreign Ministry consultations with Gesa Andreas von Geer, State Secretary of the German Foreign Ministry.
The Middle East News Agency said in a statement that the talks will cover various areas of bilateral cooperation, including trade, investment, defence, security, technology, green energy, development cooperation, education and people-to-people relations, as well as global and regional issues of common interest.
With input from agencies
