Washington, April 10 Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held productive discussions with senior White House officials and the National Security Council leadership on issues of mutual strategic interest and recent developments in West Asia, the Indian embassy here said on Friday.
Misri’s meetings at the White House came as the US and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire for the war that broke out on February 28.
A delegation led by Vice President J D Vance is headed to Pakistan on Saturday to negotiate with the Iranian leadership to end the war.
The Foreign Secretary's discussions also focused on the Indian Ocean Strategic Venture, an initiative announced during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Washington last February.
"Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri had productive discussions with senior White House officials. He met with the NSC leadership and exchanged views on issues of mutual strategic interest, including the Indian Ocean Strategic Venture and recent developments in West Asia," the Indian embassy said in a social media post.
The Indian Ocean Strategic Venture aims to become a whole-of-government forum to promote coordinated investments in economic connectivity and commerce in the Indian Ocean.
Misri arrived here late Tuesday night on a three-day visit.
He has held meetings with senior officials from the Department of Defence, Commerce, and State.
Misri also met Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday.