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This was Ms. Yellen’s first call with Ms. Sitharaman after she became the first female Treasury Secretary of the United States in January this year. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has spoken over phone with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during which she appreciated India s role as a critical partner in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and discussed the global economic outlook. This was Ms. Yellen’s first call with Ms. Sitharaman after she became the first female Treasury Secretary of the United States in January this year. During the call, she conveyed her intention to collaborate closely to support a strong global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, fight inequality, and advance a bold climate agenda, the Department of Treasury said in a readout of the call on Monday. Yellen appreciated India’s role as a critical partner in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, it said.