Foreign Secretary Mathai to meet John Kerry

Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai will hold talks with US Secretary of State John Kerry tomorrow during which discussions on cooperation in key strategic areas and the regional situation is likely to be the focus.

Mathai, who arrived in Washington on a three-day United States trip -- his first of the Obama Administration's second term -- would also hold a series of meetings with top American officials on a range of bilateral and regional issues. Prominent among them include Deputy Secretary of State William Burns; Under Secretary of State for Energy, Economic Growth and the Environment Robert Hormats.