NEW DELHI: The US on Wednesday conveyed to India that it has postponed the first '2+2 dialogue' between the two sides due to "unavoidable reasons" and expressed regret.
The India-US '2+2 dialogue' was to be held on July 6, and external affairs minister
Sushma Swaraj and defence minister
Nirmala Sitharaman were to travel to the US to take part in the meeting with US secretary of state Michael R Pompeo and secretary of defence
James Mattis.
US secretary of state Pompeo spoke with Swaraj and expressed his "regret and deep disappointment" at the US having to postpone the 2+2 dialogue for "unavoidable reasons", ministry of external affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said.
"US @SecPompeo sought EAM @SushmaSwaraj understanding, and they agreed to identify new mutually convenient dates to hold the Dialogue at the earliest, in India or the US," he tweeted.
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