“The United States and India agree to joint principles to strengthen India-US cooperation on training UN peacekeepers, developed with support from the Department's Global Peace Operations Initiative,” Psaki said.
Singh also met Deputy National Security Advisor Tony Blinken.
They discussed “the full range of issues that underpin our strategic partnership,” said Laura Lucas Magnuson, spokesperson of the National Security Council.
“The United States also accepted India's invitation to serve as a partner country for India's technology summit and expo in New Delhi in the fall of 2014, further intensifying our broad scientific cooperation,” Psaki said.
Acknowledging that Bangladesh did come up during the talks, sources said ultimately what happens in Dhaka is for that country to decide.
“Both (India and the US) wants elections to take place. Both of us want an election that has as many parties as possible. I think there is a common interest for everybody around to see, Bangladesh a stable and an end to the violence,” sources said.
