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US keen on New Silk Road for trade, commerce
Assam Tribune | Aizawl, June 19 (IANS):
The US expects better trade and economic ties between India and the Central and Southeast Asia by developing a New Silk Road, an American official said here.
"Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has recently highlighted that the US looks forward towards the setting up of the New Silk Road, where the Northeast India plays an important role as the region connects India with neighbours in the east," Kolkata-based US Consul General Dean R. Thompson said.
While interacting with the students of Mizoram University on Monday, Thompson said: "One of the most important elements in the US-India relation is the growing importance of eastern India, and its geographical importance is being increasingly recognised."
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