FILE PHOTO: Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar listens as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (not pictured) speaks during a U.S.-India higher education dialogue at the Howard University Founders Library in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 12, 2022. Stefani Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Monday he had spoken to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio about the early conclusion of a bilateral trade deal, adding that they had agreed on its importance.
Jaishankar spoke in a post on X.
(Reporting by Sakshi Dayal; editing by Mark Heinrich)