Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit the USA on Monday to participate in the next edition of the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting (QFMM).

He is visiting the US at the invitation of  U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Jaishankar will visit the nation from June 30 to July 2.

The Quad meeting is scheduled to be held on July 1.

"The Quad Foreign Ministers will build upon the discussions held during the last QFMM, which took place in Washington D.C. on 21 January 2025," read a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs.

The MEA said the ministers will exchange views on regional and global developments, particularly those concerning the Indo-Pacific, and review the progress made on various Quad initiatives in the run-up to the Quad Leaders' Summit, which will be hosted by India.

The Ministers are also expected to deliberate on new proposals aimed at advancing the shared vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

EAM will also be inaugurating an exhibition titled, "The Human Cost of Terrorism” at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, on June 30.

The exhibition will highlight the devastating toll of heinous terrorist acts around the world, and the steps taken by the international community to combat terrorism.