Kerry calls Menon, expresses regret on treatment of Khobragade

US Secretary of State John Kerry today spoke to National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon and expressed regret over the arrest and strip-search of senior Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade in New York last week.
"In his conversation with National Security Advisor Menon, he expressed his regret, as well as his concern that we not allow this unfortunate public issue to hurt our close and vital relationship with India," the State Department said in a statement after the telephonic conversation between Kerry and Menon.