FM Nirmala Sitharaman meets U.S. Treasury Secy Janet Yellen

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held bilateral talks with her American counterpart, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. During the bilateral meeting, Ms. Yellen announced that she would visit India in November.

“I am glad to announce today that in November ahead of the G20 meetings, I will take my first trip to India as Treasury Secretary, to attend the U.S.-India Economic and Financial Partnership, our ninth Partnership meeting,” Ms. Yellen said, as the two delegations sat across the table from each other at the U.S. Treasury on Tuesday.

Nirmala Sitharaman confirmed the dialogue would take place on November 11 in New Delhi.

Their bilateral meeting discussion included taking stock of the World Economy; financial, regulatory, and technical collaboration; cooperation during the G20 Presidency of India; how municipal bonds can be of help to India; and attracting infrastructure investments.

Ms. Sitharaman, who is in Washington DC for the World Bank IMF Annual Meeting, was accompanied by six for Tuesday’s talk, including India’s U.S. Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu.