Swaraj to meet Tillerson today

Press Trust of India  |  New York 

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will meet US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson today, the State Department said.

It will be the first bilateral meeting and the highest- level exchange between and the US after Prime Minister Modi's visit to in June.


The meeting also comes ahead of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis's visit to next week.

Swaraj is here for the 72nd annual session of the UN General Assembly. She is scheduled to address the world body on Saturday.

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First Published: Fri, September 22 2017. 12:42 IST