SME Times News Bureau | 02 May, 2013
India, the United States and Japan held their fourth trilateral dialogue
at the State Department here, exchanging views on a wide range of
regional and global issues of mutual interest.
"These discussions
focused on the prospect of greater Indo-Pacific commercial connectivity
and regional and maritime security, and cooperation in multilateral
fora," according to a State Department statement Wednesday.
"All
sides welcomed the frank and comprehensive nature of the discussions and
agreed the talks help advance shared values and interests," it said.
The group agreed to meet again in autumn in Tokyo to continue their deliberations.
The Indian delegation was headed by External Affairs Ministry joint secretaries D.B. Venkatesh Varma and Vikram Doraiswami.
The
discussion was co-chaired by US Assistant Secretary of State for South
and Central Asia Robert O. Blake, Jr. and Acting Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs James P.
Zumwalt.
The Japanese delegation was headed by Deputy Vice
Foreign Minister for Foreign Policy Kenji Hiramatsu and Deputy
Director-General Kanji Yamanouchi.
