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US President Obama's trip will be historic, says Robert Blake | The US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Robert Blake, on Friday said that US President Barack Obama's upcoming visit to India would be an historic one. Speaking to media persons in New Delhi, Blake said that
Obama's visit would result in concrete benefit for both countries. He said the
two democracies should work together to build a new international system of
cooperation
to counter the threat of weapons of mass destruction. "This is going to be a very
historic trip because President Obama views our relations with India as one of
our defining partnerships in the 21st century. The United States and India have
made tremendous progress over the last 10 years to build our relations. We now
cooperate in virtually every field of human endeavour, and I think now where we
are increasingly focussing our efforts, is how the United States and India can
work together to build a new international system in which our two democracies
can cooperate to counter the threat of weapons of mass destruction," said Blake.
"Our two democracies can help build democracies in other parts of the world. We
can help build economic opportunities not only for people outside the country
but of course, for our two countries as well. We can have our two civil societies,
sciences, our entrepreneurs, and our business people to develop new innovations
that will benefit our people and the people around the world. So, this is a moment
of exceptional promise for the United States and for India," he added. Blake along
with the U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs and Assistant Secretary
of State, William Burns, are leading a delegation to India in advance of Obama's
visit. Blake further said that the two nations could help build new business and
employment prospects. "We are particularly excited about the economic promise
of our relations. We think that a lot of cooperation that we are now undertaking
will help to expand markets in both of our countries, will help to expand employment
opportunities, will help provide new opportunities for American business," said
Blake. "It will also help to provide new opportunities to all of India and to
make this important relationship relevant for all of India," he added. He also
said that the United States has been contributing in modernising India's agricultural
sector through cold and supply chains, markets and health opportunities. Blake
and Burns met a wide range of senior Indian officials, including Minister of External
Affairs S. M. Krishna and Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, as well as civil society
and opinion leaders.
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