US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis Wednesday said t he US is ready to discuss "anything" during the inaugural two-plus-two dialogue with India.
He also said the US anticipates that the issue of the purchase of S-400 Russian missile system would be brought up by the Indian delegation.
Mattis and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday to hold the inaugural two-plus-two dialogue with their Indian counterparts Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
The focus of the dialogue will be to deepen strategic ties and resolve differences over India's defence engagement with Russia and crude oil import from Iran
"Certainly, the S-400s will probably be brought up. I anticipate it'll be brought up by India, by the way," Mattis told reporters travelling with him to India.
The two-plus-two dialogue is scheduled for September 6 and 7.
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(PTI)
