Greeting the people of Pakistan on the eve of the country's Independence Day, Pompeo said the US hopes to tap into the enormous potential of the US-Pakistan relations and strengthen the bonds between peoples of the two nations.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is in the Thailand capital Bangkok to attend a number of conferences, including the ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting, the 9th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers' Meeting, the 26th ASEAN Regional Forum and the 10th Mekong Ganga Cooperation Ministerial Meeting.
The US through its wide range of punitive sanctions is trying to reduce the resources of Iran, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday, asserting that the sanctions are aimed at preventing Tehran from building nuclear weapons and its alleged terrorist activities.
The meeting comes a day after US President Donald Trump met with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in the White House. During the meeting, Khan and Trump held discussions on a wide range of issues including counter-terrorism, defence, energy, and trade.
"Secretary Mike Pompeo emphasised the continued importance of the United States and Pakistan working together to advance shared priorities, including Pakistan's significant role in supporting the Afghan peace process and counterterrorism," State Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said.
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said China was home to one of the worst human rights crisis of the present times, slamming Beijing for violations against ethnic and religious minorities.
Speaking at the Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, Trump referred to Ivanka and Pompeo as 'beauty and the beast'.
The BRI, which is boycotted by India as it comprises the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) being laid through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, has come under constant criticism of the US which say that the massive loans being doled out by Bejing for different projects, specially in smaller countries over and above their capacity to pay, has resulted in long term indebtedness.
Referring to the trade disputes between the two countries, Pompeo expressed confidence that it can be resolved with Trump being at helm of affairs in the US.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, during a policy speech in New Delhi said India has made "hard choices" to cut off oil imports from Iran and that efforts are being made to ensure that crude oil is imported to India.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held meetings in New Delhi with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and later with foreign minister S. Jaishankar amid growing tensions over trade that have strained bilateral ties.
Pompeo met his Indian counterpart, Jaishankar, to prepare the groundwork for the summit level meeting between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan on July 28. Jaishankar will also accompany PM Modi for the summit.
Pompeo, who arrived here Tuesday night, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the morning and discussed various aspects of the bilateral relationship.
"There is enormous potential to grow our trade relationship and create the high-quality jobs that Prime Minister Modi wants if India lowers trade barriers and embraces fair and reciprocal trade," according to a State Department Fact Sheet.
This is the first high-level engagement with the US after the General Elections in India. Pompeo's visit will be an important opportunity for both sides to explore ways to further strengthen the India-US Strategic Partnership.
Noting that the United States and India are natural strategic partners, a State Department Fact Sheet said that President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are firmly committed to accelerating the upward trajectory of this partnership.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived here on Tuesday to hold talks with the top Indian leadership -- the first high-level visit from any country following the Lok Sabha polls.
India is expected to press for de-escalation of tensions in the Persian Gulf when External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar holds talks with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in New Delhi on Wednesday amidst indications that Indian oil companies have stopped imports from Iran for the time being.
Terrorism, Afghanistan, the Indo-Pacific, Iran, trade issues, and growing bilateral defence ties will be the focus of discussions between the Indian government and Pompeo.
"We've our interests and US have their own, sometimes they converge and sometimes they don't. Diplomacy is about finding a common ground on these interests,” said S Jaishankar.
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