US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell met in Washington on Thursday and tackled a wide range of issues concerning Afghanistan, Russia, and China.

"The Secretary and High Representative Borrell discussed Afghanistan developments and looked forward to the launch of the US-EU High-Level Dialogue on Russia and the next high-level meeting of the US-EU Dialogue on China, which will take place later this year," said the US State Department in a statement.

The statement detailed that Blinken welcomed the EU's Indo-Pacific strategy and agreed to launch high-level consultations on the Indo-Pacific in late 2021.

"The Secretary expressed appreciation for the EU's continuing unequivocal support for the European perspective of the Western Balkans and commitment to the enlargement process, and he emphasized the need to move forward on accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia," the statement added.

Blinken and Borrell discussed their shared concerns about rising energy prices and their impact on global economic recovery, agreeing on holding a ministerial meeting of the US-EU Energy Council in early 2022.