Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and US ambassador to India Patricia Lacina on Friday discussed bilateral relations, regional issues of mutual interest and the COVID-19 pandemic. The Charg d'Affaires at the US Embassy here called on the Foreign Secretary and discussed several issues.

India has been concerned over some militant groups from the North-East region taking shelter in Myanmar.

They discussed the Covid pandemic, India-US relations and regional issues of mutual interest, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted. Earlier this week, the White House had said that in 2022, India and the United States are expected to move forward on a wide-ranging set of initiatives, including the fight against the pandemic, climate change, QUAD, and new and emerging technologies.