Press Releases 2008

April 24, 2008

SIXTH MEETING OF THE INDO-U.S. GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM

Joint Press Statement

NEW DELHI -- The sixth meeting of the U.S.-India Global Issues Forum was held on April 24, 2008 at Hyderabad House in New Delhi. Foreign Secretary Shri Shivshankar Menon led the Indian delegation. Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula J. Dobriansky led the U.S. delegation.

The two delegations engaged in productive discussions to strengthen cooperation on a range of global issues of common concern such as promotion of democracy and human rights, controlling avian flu and mitigating a future pandemic, accelerating polio eradication, addressing climate change, food security, cooperation in disaster management, protecting endangered wildlife and promoting science and technology cooperation.

The US-India Global Issues Forum, which convenes annually and alternates between New Delhi and Washington D.C., was first held in New Delhi in October 2002.