Ivanka, Sushma talk women’s employment

September 19, 2017 10:19 pm | Updated 10:19 pm IST - New York

New York: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj with US President Donald Trump's daughter and adviser Ivanka Trump during a meeting in New York on Monday on the sidelines of the annual UN General Assembly session. PTI Photo / Twitter (PTI9_19_2017_000059B)

New York: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj with US President Donald Trump's daughter and adviser Ivanka Trump during a meeting in New York on Monday on the sidelines of the annual UN General Assembly session. PTI Photo / Twitter (PTI9_19_2017_000059B)

U.S. President Donald Trump’s daughter and advisor Ivanka Trump on Tuesday met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. They discussed women’s entrepreneurship and workforce development in their countries.

Ms. Trump, who would be leading the U.S. delegation to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in India in November, met Ms. Swaraj on the sidelines of the annual UN General Assembly session.

“We had a great discussion on women’s entrepreneurship, the upcoming #GES2017 and workforce development in the U.S. and India,” Ms. Trump said in a tweet after the meeting. India and the U.S. will co-host the GES in Hyderabad from November 28 to 30.

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