Washington DC, July 2 -- Tammy Bruce, Spokesperson for the US Department of State said in a statement that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio affirmed the strength of the US-India relationship.

As per a statement issued by Bruce, in a bilateral meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Rubio highlighted the implementation of the US-India COMPACT.

"The Secretary also met separately with each of the ministers to strengthen bilateral cooperation. In his meeting with Foreign Minister Iwaya, the Secretary emphasized the US-Japan Alliance as vital to Indo-Pacific peace and prosperity and explored deeper security and energy sector cooperation with Japan. In his meeting with External Affairs Minister Jaishankar, the Secretary affirmed...