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Blake said Clinton made no request to her Indian
counterpart on New Delhi cutting trade or relationship with
Tehran.

"There were no requests at this meeting, but I think we
have had very good dialogue in the past with India on nuclear
issues and specifically with reference to Iran’s nuclear
ambitions, where I think Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has
repeatedly made clear that they don’t believe it is in India’s
interest to have another nuclear weapons state in the region,"
Blake said.

A major part of the discussion centred around Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh's state visit in November to the US, a
first to be hosted by Obama administration.

Clinton conveyed that Washington viewed New Delhi as a
very important partner. The two dignitaries also discussed
development issues in the region and security matters related
to Pakistan, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka were also covered.

"They touched on the situation in Sri Lanka, where I
think we have very similar views. The US, particularly I think
both of us agree on the importance of Sri Lanka resettling
almost 300,000 internally displaced people who remain in the
camps," Blake said. PTI