Kuala Lumpur, July 11 -- Minister of State for External Affairs, MoS Pabitra Margherita, held interactions with the top brass of the US and Japan amongst the leaders he met on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit taking place in Malaysia.

Taking it to X, MoS Margherita expressed delight upon meeting the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio.

He said, "Delighted to meet US Secretary of State @secrubio on the sidelines of the 15th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia."

MoS Margherita also met Japan's Foreign Minister, Takeshi Iwaya, on the sidelines of the Summit.

"Glad to meet H.E. Takeshi Iwaya, Foreign Minister of Japan, on the sidelines of the 15th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Kuala L...