The United States and China will hold deputy-level talks between their finance officials on Friday to discuss debt and other issues on the sidelines of a G20 finance meet in India, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on\u00a0Thursday, ahead of a meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors near Bengaluru, that communication between the United States and China was important for “the sake of the entire globe”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the sources, both of whom declined to be named as they were not authorised to talk to the media, said a range of multilateral issues would be discussed at the Friday meeting, including debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A U.S Treasury spokesperson declined to comment when asked about the planned meeting. China’s Ministry of Finance and its central bank did not immediately respond to a request seeking comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The United States has repeatedly criticised China over what it considers to be “foot-dragging” on debt relief for dozens of low-and middle-income countries including Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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