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Buttonholed by rediff.com after he spoke on Global Challenges and Opportunities in the US Foreign Policy at the Council of Foreign Relations, and asked how he felt about New Delhi's decision to ask Sen to stay put in Washington even as the envoy was packing his bags to leave by the end of March and had in fact scheduled a farewell reception on March 12, Burns said, "He is a great friend of our country. We are so pleased."
"Ambassador Sen has done a magnificent job, (and) he has the full trust of the
Asked if this could be interpreted as "a good karma" vis-a-vis the Manmohan Singh [Images] government being intent to go through with the deal and have Sen -- a protagonist behind the agreement -- in
"I think it that it means that the positive direction that Prime Minister Singh and President Bush have given is going to continue," he said.
"It's so important you know, we have a great American ambassador in
When asked if Sen's continuing in
But he declared, "We are great champions of our relationship with
Burns asked about the upcoming visit of
"We haven't arranged the exact dates yet, but Rice is looking forward to welcoming Foreign Minister Mukherji to the United States," and said as far as the agenda, "Obviously, we want to focus on the major issues in our relationship, our regional cooperation in South Asia, Afghanistan, civil nuclear accord, our energy cooperation, our space cooperation, our agriculture cooperation and the relationship across the board."
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