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Brajesh Mishra to visit US, Iran
New Delhi, Apr 24: As part of ongoing high-level engagement, national security adviser Brajesh Mishra will undertake a three-day visit to the us from may six for discussions with his American counterpart Condoleeza Rice and others on a host of issues, including Iraq.
New Delhi, Apr 24: As part of ongoing high-level
engagement, national security adviser Brajesh Mishra will
undertake a three-day visit to the us from may six for
discussions with his American counterpart Condoleeza Rice and
others on a host of issues, including Iraq.
His visit will also coincide with the visit to India by
US deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage which would be
later followed by a trip by assistant Secretary of State for
South Asia Christina Rocca.
Initiating steps to ease Indo-Pak tension and press
Islamabad to stop cross-border infiltration into Jammu and
Kashmir would top the agenda of Armitage's visit to the
sub-continent. Besides India, he will also visit Pakistan and
Afghanistan.
Mishra will embark on a two-day visit to Iran from tomorrow during which he will meet his Iranian counterpart Hasan Rohani.
Mishra will embark on a two-day visit to Iran from tomorrow during which he will meet his Iranian counterpart Hasan Rohani.
This is part of continuing exchanges and bilateral visits and regular contacts of the national security establishments of the two countries.
Mishra will call on president Mohammad Khatami and have discussions with foreign minister Kamal Kharrazi. India's focus on humanitarian assistance to the suffering people of Iraq and the issue of reconstruction of the war-ravaged country is expected to figure in the parleys. Bureau Report