mrs. hillary clinton, i am confident that we can not only continue but also strengthen the momentum of our relations built up in the last four years. president obama recognized the important role india-u.s. relations can play in meeting the global challenges of the 21st century. we haven't agreed that there is a historic opportunity -- we have agreed that there is a historic opportunity to work together for world peace and stability on the basis of our shared values, consensus, and cooperation. we discussed several ideas on how we can work together to accelerate global economic recovery. putting it on a more sustainable and balanced path in the future. we welcome president barack obama's strong commitment to ensuring a comprehensive and balanced outcome at the climate change conference in copenhagen. we have agreed to work together bilaterally and with all other countries to ensure this positive outcome. we have established a framework for taking an hour relations board. the joint statement issued reflects our priorities for future collaboration in education, and health, and clean energy a