Jaitley meets US treasury secretary Jacob Lew

NEW DELHI/DAVOS :   Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today met US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew here at the World Economic Forum and discussed issues related to financial partnership between both the countries. Mr Jaitley and Mr Lew, described India as the bright spot of the world economy and stressed for continuation of reform agenda, discussed recent macroeconomic developments. Mr Jaitley also met the Finance Ministers of Switzerland and Australia among a host of bilateral meetings with the government and business leaders here on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting. The two leaders also discussed priorities for the sixth annual US-India Economic and Financial Partnership, which is expected to take place in April in Washington. (AGENCIES)