New Delhi, Oct 26 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his US counterpart Mike Pompeo on Monday discussed Indo-Pacific engagement, Quad, maritime security, counter-terrorism, open connectivity and resilient supply chains among others ahead of 2+2 India-US Ministerial Dialogue slated to take place on Tuesday here.
The two ministers had warm and productive dinner engagement on Monday during which they followed up on their Tokyo discussions and focussed on key bilateral, regional and global issues, sources in the government establishment said here.
The two sides reviewed progress in bilateral ties over last four years and satisfied that they have grown in virtually every domain including trade, energy, defence and education; practice of consultations on foreign policy issues has also expanded, including regional and multilateral; working more closely in multilateral and plurilateral formats, sources said.