India, Sept. 23 -- Union external affairs minister S Jaishankar met US secretary of state Marco Rubio in New York on Monday and discussed a range of bilateral and international issues of "current concern", the meeting coming days after the US slapped a steep fee on the popular H-1B visas.

The meeting at Lotte New York Palace on the sidelines of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly is the first face-to-face interaction between them following President Donald Trump's imposition of an additional 25% tariff on India for purchases of Russian oil, taking the total levies to 50%.

"Good to meet @SecRubio this morning in New York. Our conversation covered a range of bilateral and international issues of current concern. Agreed on the impo...