NEW DELHI, Sept 18: Ahead of the meeting between foreign ministers of India and Pakistan in New York this month, the US on Friday intensified pressure on Islamabad to ensure “swift and lengthy” punishment for six Mumbai terror attack suspects, including 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed.
US Ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and discussed the agenda for his state visit to Washington in November, the first by a foreign leader during the Obama administration. Roemer conveyed US President Barack Obama’s warm greetings and anticipation at seeing the prime minister in Pittsburgh for the G20 meeting and for the prime minister’s official state visit in November, said the US embassy in a statement. “The upcoming official state visit, the first by a foreign leader during the Obama administration, is a testament to the vital importance of the US-India strategic partnership in addressing our greatest global challenges,” Roemer stressed.
US Ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and discussed the agenda for his state visit to Washington in November, the first by a foreign leader during the Obama administration. Roemer conveyed US President Barack Obama’s warm greetings and anticipation at seeing the prime minister in Pittsburgh for the G20 meeting and for the prime minister’s official state visit in November, said the US embassy in a statement. “The upcoming official state visit, the first by a foreign leader during the Obama administration, is a testament to the vital importance of the US-India strategic partnership in addressing our greatest global challenges,” Roemer stressed.
