The United States has agreed to take suitable steps to give India direct access soon to LeT operative David Headley who has confessed to his role in the Mumbai terror attacks. The US move came following a meeting between visiting Solicitor General of India Gopal Subramanium and American Attorney General Eric Holder. <br/><br/>India's Ambassador to the US Meera Shankar and US Department of Justice representatives were also present at the discussions. Indian Embassy said in a statement that the two partners agreed to take suitable steps to bring about direct access to Indian authorities to David Headley as soon as possible. <br/><br/>The statement says the discussions have resulted in a mutual commitment that there would be the best possible cooperation in the common fight against terrorism. It further said the two countries recognised that the high priority is to be accorded to each other's national security and that there is a need for the investigations to reach a fruitful and successful outcome.<br/><br/>Giving his assessment, Mr Subramanium said the entire purpose of the visit to Washington has been achieved. He said the US move signals the beginning of an era of continued cooperation where information and inputs will have to be shared between different countries which have common threats against national security. The Solicitor General said the entire exercise leads him to believe that everyone is going to do his best to make sure that truth is unravelled and that investigations will reach a fairly logical, coherent and successful end.<br/> <br/>