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Ties with US, India's foremost priority: Krishna | India considers its mutually beneficial relationship with the United States to be one of its foremost foreign policy priorities, visiting External Affairs Minister SM Krishna told US President Barack Obama today. Speaking during a reception
hosted by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in his honour' Krishna said: "Mr
President, we consider the mutually beneficial relationship with the United States
to be one of our foremost foreign policy priorities," "There are few relationships
in the world that have so much potential as India-US relations, because, I believe,
that our cooperation is not only for great mutual benefit, but is destined to
have a strong impact on global peace, prosperity and stability in the 21st century,"
he added. Mr. President, as India regains the momentum of our economic growth,
new opportunities are emerging to empower rural communities, especially women.
Time and again, we have seen in other developing countries, he said "We are pleased
that you, with your deep personal links with the Asia-Pacific region, are taking
strong interest in the future of this rapidly evolving region," he added. "We
believe that India can be a dependable anchor of the region's growth," Krishna
asserted. Referring to Afghanistan, Krishna said India is committed to that country's
development and supporting the Afghan people in their efforts to build capacity
and assume the rightful responsibilities for governance, security and development.
"With international support, they will succeed in their efforts," he added. He
said the Strategic Dialogue has further increased the two sides' understanding
on the nature and source of terrorism that threatens both the societies. "This
dialogue is a unique forum that really brings together all the different threads
of our extraordinarily wide agenda and allows us to look at the entire relationship
in an integrated, strategic fashion," he added. He further said the two sides
are pleased with the way the counter-terrorism cooperation has progressed. " Today
we have agreed to intensify it forwards," he added. |
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