US State Secretary Rubio to travel to Uzbekistan, India from Oct 17-22; visit to Jamnagar on cards

<p>Washington, Oct 14 (PTI): US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to India next week to further strengthen energy cooperation, the Department of State said on Tuesday.</p><p> Rubio will first visit Samarkand in Uzbekistan, and will then travel to Mumbai and Jamnagar in India from October 17-22, it said.</p><p> This will be Rubio’s second visit to India since May, when he attended the Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting hosted by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in New Delhi.</p><p> “He will meet with senior government officials to strengthen the US-India strategic partnership, exchange views on regional and global dynamics, and discuss prospects for enhanced energy cooperation,” the State Department said.</p><p> Rubio will also meet with business leaders to promote opportunities for commercial investment and economic cooperation, it said.</p><p> Rubio’s visit to Jamnagar is crucial as it is home to Reliance’s refinery, the world’s largest single-site facility with a capacity to process 1.4 million barrels per day of crude oil.</p><p> In March, President Donald Trump announced that the US will build its first refinery in 50 years with investment from Reliance Industries.</p><p> The refinery will come up at Brownsville in Texas at a cost of USD 300 billion, Trump said.</p><p> In Samarkand, Rubio will participate in the C5+1 Ministerial to highlight how strategic cooperation through this diplomatic platform promotes a more peaceful and prosperous future for the United States and the countries of Central Asia.</p><p> The Secretary will also participate in bilateral engagements with senior officials from all C5 countries -- Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and the Kyrgyz Republic.</p><p> A US commercial delegation comprising over 200 business leaders will accompany Rubio, ushering in a new era of strengthened commercial cooperation for the United States and Central Asia. PTI SKU KSI</p><p>KSI</p><p><i>(This story is published as part of the auto-generated syndicate wire feed. No editing has been done in the headline or the body by ABP Live.)</i></p>

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