PRIME Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar will meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on September 30 in Washington DC for high-level discussions on security, energy and other matters.

In a video release on September 29, Persad-Bissessar said she had left New York on a train and was leading a TT delegation to the US capital. Among those accompanying her are Minister of Foreign Affairs Sean Sobers, Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister Barry Padarath and Minister of Legal Affairs Saddam Hosein.

"I think it's a very important invitation to be invited to Washington," Persad-Bissessar said.