Washington:The department of state on Thursday said that the 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue scheduled to be held next week between the United States and India will serve as an important platform for discussing critical diplomatic and security issues and expand cooperation in science and counter-terrorism measures between the two countries.
"The U.S.-#India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue symbolizes our growing strategic partnership and serves as a forum for discussion on critical diplomatic and security issues. This year's dialogue is an opportunity to build on last year's success and forge an even stronger partnership," state department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said.
The second India-U.S. 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue will be held in Washington on December 18. The spokesperson said the US and India have so much in common, adding that both the democracies with increasingly robust people-to-people ties are important partners not only on the sea or the air but also in space.
"At last year's, 2+2 dialogue, the United States and India had announced several significant agreements including a defence information-sharing agreement and the recently concluded Tiger Triumph, tri-service military exercise," she said.
"This year's 2+2 dialogue is an opportunity to build on last year's success and to expand cooperation in areas such as security, science and technology, and counter-terrorism," Ortagus added.