External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar participated in the Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Washington DC on Tuesday, a day after Donald Trump took oath as the 47th US President. Thanking the new Secretary of State Marco Rubio for hosting the Quad meeting, Jaishankar called the timing of the meeting significant. “This underlines the priority it has in the foreign policy of its member states,” he tweeted.
The External Affairs Minister also met US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and said he looked forward to “working together on an active and outcome-oriented agenda”.
“Great to meet NSA @michaelgwaltz again this afternoon. Discussed strengthening our friendship to ensure mutual benefit and enhance global stability and prosperity,” he said.
Donald Trump’s Answer To H-1B Visa Debate
US President Donald Trump, who took office on Monday, has weighed in on the ongoing debate over the H-1B foreign guest workers’ visa, saying that he preferred “both sides of the argument”, while also noting he liked “very competent people coming to our country”.
“I like both sides of the argument, but I also like very competent people coming into our country, even if that involves them training and helping other people that may not have the qualifications they do,” he said while addressing a joint press conference at the White House on Tuesday with Oracle CTO Larry Ellison, Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son, and Open AI CEO Sam Altman.
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