WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry leaves Friday on a 12-day trip during which he will return to the Middle East, hold high-level talks in Southeast Asia and make his first visit to India.At the start of his seven-nation tour, Kerry will head to Doha to meet with Qatari leaders and take part in a meeting of the core ministers from the Friends of Syria group, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Wednesday.The top US diplomat will then travel to India from June 23-25 for his first official visit since taking up his post on February 1, to chair the fourth annual US-India strategic dialogue.The forum reflects "the strong strategic partnership between our countries," Psaki said, and will take up issues ranging from security and defense to science, climate change and economic ties, as well as space cooperation.Originally Kerry had planned to visit Pakistan, Psaki confirmed, but it was ...
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