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US Secretary of State begins foreign tour including Qatar

Published: 20 Oct 2017 - 12:25 am | Last Updated: 05 Nov 2021 - 04:19 am
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Washington:  US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (pictured) will start a foreign tour today to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, India and Switzerland. The US State Department said in a statement that Tillerson will begin his tour which ends on October 27 by visiting Saudi Arabic where he will take part in the inaugural Coordination Council meeting between the governments of Saudi Arabia and Iraq.
The US Secretary of State will also meet with various Saudi leaders to discuss the conflict in Yemen, the ongoing Gulf dispute, Iran, and a number of other important regional and bilateral issues.
Tillerson will then travel to Doha, where he will meet with Qatari leaders and US military officials to discuss joint counterterrorism efforts, the ongoing Gulf dispute, and other regional and bilateral issues, including Iran and Iraq, the statement added.
Tillerson will also visit on his foreign tour Pakistan and India.  
In Islamabad, he will meet senior Pakistani leaders to discuss continued strong bilateral cooperation, Pakistan’s critical role in the success of our South Asia strategy, and the expanding economic ties between our two countries.  
In New Delhi, Tillerson will meet senior Indian leaders to discuss further strengthening  strategic partnership and collaboration on security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region.
In Geneva, Tillerson will meet with the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, International Organisation for Migration, and the International Committee of the Red Cross to discuss a number of the current global humanitarian crises, according to a statement issued by the US State Department.