Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri meets US Under Secretary Jeffrey Kessler in Washington
New York/Washington, May 28 (PTI) Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met US Under Secretary Jeffrey Kessler in Washington to advance bilateral cooperation in critical and emerging technologies, the Indian Embassy in Washington said.
Misri is visiting Washington DC from May 27-29 to meet with senior officials of the US administration, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement on Monday.
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