Kolkata, May 23 -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday arrived in Kolkata for his first official visit to India, marking a significant step in expanding bilateral cooperation between Washington and New Delhi in areas such as trade, technology, defence, energy security and Indo-Pacific strategy.

The visit assumes significance amid growing strategic convergence between the two countries and comes ahead of the upcoming QUAD foreign ministers' meeting scheduled to be held in New Delhi on May 26.

US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor was also present at the airport to receive the US Secretary of State upon his arrival in Kolkata.

The announcement regarding Rubio's arrival was made by US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor through a post on...