Narayanan meets Jones, discusses issues of mutual interest

Lalit K Jha
Washington, Oct 31 (PTI) Ahead of Indian Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh's visit here in November, National Security
Adviser M K Narayanan discussed with his US counterpart Gen
James Jones the preparations for the Indian leader's trip and
other issues of mutual interest.

"General Jones met with his Indian counterpart as part of
the ongoing relationship that they have developed dating back
to their meetings in London and also the General went to Delhi
(early this year)," said Mike Hammer, spokesman of the
National Security Council.
"The focus of the meeting certainly was trying to make
excellent preparations for a successful State visit later in
November. A wide range of issues were touched upon that
reflects the strategic partnership between the United States
and India," Hammer said.
Prime Minister Singh is scheduled to meet Obama in the
White House on November 24, the first state visit of the new
US administration.
Without giving details of the issues that were discussed
during their meeting on Monday, Hammer said it involved "a
broad discussion" on a number of subjects of mutual interest
and concerns.
The low-profile visit of Narayanan, which lasted for at
least a few days, occurred just before the US Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton left for Pakistan along with Richard
Holbrooke, Special US Representative for Pakistan and
Afghanistan. MORE PTI LKJ
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