Foreign secretary in US to meet Trump team

Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar is on a visit to Washington DC, ostensibly to reach out to the top aides of Donald Trump, who has been elected as the President of the United States.

Jaishankar is likely to meet Republican National Council chairman Reince Priebus who is set to take over as Trump’s Chief of Staff after the President-elect moves into the White House. They are likely to discuss Indo-US ties, apart from exploring the possibilities



of an early meeting between Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sources told.

Official spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs Vikas Swarup told journalists in New Delhi that the foreign secretary would meet the officials of the outgoing US President Barack Obama’s administration as well as the members of the US Congress.

India is keen to reach out to Trump, who will take over as the President on January 20.