John Kerry Won’t Leave on Wednesday, No Reason Specified So Far
Kerry addressed students in Delhi’s Indian Institute of Technology on Wednesday as part of his visit to India.
The US Secretary of State John Kerry delayed his departure from India on Wednesday, prompting speculation about reasons for the same.
Kerry, who had been in India for a three-day-visit, was scheduled to leave at 5:30 pm. He will not leave for China either on Friday or Saturday, where he is supposed to join President Barack Obama for the G-20 Summit.
Deputy Spokesperson in State Department Mark Toner, said that the decision was taken to enable Kerry to travel to China for this weekend.
Kerry arrived in India on Monday, 29 August, to co-chair the 2nd India-US Strategic and Commercial Dialogue. The two sides discussed important issues, including terrorism stemming from Pakistan.
(With inputs from PTI.)
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