PM Modi US Visit: PM Modi emplaned for the US within the morning.
New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday mentioned his go to to the US shall be a possibility to counterpoint the depth and variety of the Indo-US partnership and asserted that collectively the 2 nations stand stronger in assembly shared world challenges.
PM Modi mentioned this “particular invitation” from President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden for a state go to is a mirrored image of the vigour and vitality of the partnership between the democracies.
PM Modi emplaned for the US within the morning. He will head to Egypt from the US earlier than returning to India.
In his departure assertion forward of his go to to the US and Egypt, PM Modi mentioned his discussions with President Biden and different senior US leaders will present a possibility to consolidate bilateral cooperation in addition to in plurilateral boards reminiscent of G20, Quad and IPEF (Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity).
“I’ll begin my go to in New York, the place I’ll rejoice the International Day of Yoga on June 21 on the United Nations Headquarters with the UN management and members of the worldwide neighborhood,” the prime minister mentioned.
“I sit up for this particular celebration on the very location that supported India’s proposal in December 2014 to recognise an International Day of Yoga,” he mentioned.
PM Modi mentioned he’ll thereafter journey to Washington D.C.
The prime minister famous that President Biden and he have had the chance to fulfill a number of instances since his final official go to to the US in September 2021.
“This go to shall be a possibility to counterpoint the depth and variety of our partnership,” PM Modi mentioned.
India-US ties are multifaceted with deepening engagements throughout sectors, he famous.
The US is India’s largest commerce companion in items and companies, and the 2 nations collaborate intently within the fields of science and know-how, schooling, well being, defence and safety, the prime minister mentioned.
The initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies has added new dimensions and widened collaboration in defence industrial cooperation, house, telecom, quantum, synthetic intelligence and biotech sectors, he added.
“Our two nations are additionally collaborating to additional our shared imaginative and prescient of a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific,” he mentioned.
In a tweet, PM Modi mentioned that within the US, he may also get the chance to fulfill enterprise leaders, work together with the Indian neighborhood and meet thought leaders from totally different walks of life.
“We search to deepen India-USA ties in key sectors like commerce, commerce, innovation, know-how and different such areas,” he mentioned.
In his departure assertion, PM Modi mentioned his discussions with President Biden and different senior US leaders will present a possibility to consolidate bilateral cooperation in addition to in plurilateral boards reminiscent of G20, Quad and Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity.
The prime minister mentioned he may also be part of President Biden and the First Lady for the state banquet together with a lot of dignitaries.
Noting that the US Congress has at all times offered robust bi-partisan assist to India-US ties, PM Modi mentioned that in his go to, he’ll tackle a joint session of the US Congress on the invitation of the Congressional management.
“Strong people-to-people linkages have been instrumental in growing the belief between our nations. I sit up for assembly the colourful Indian-American neighborhood that represents the very best of our societies,” he mentioned.
“I may also meet a number of the main CEOs to debate alternatives for elevating our commerce and funding relationship and for constructing resilient world provide chains,” PM Modi mentioned.
He expressed confidence that his go to to the US will reinforce ties between the 2 nations based mostly on shared values of democracy, variety and freedom.
“Together we stand stronger in assembly the shared world challenges,” PM Modi mentioned in his assertion.
On his go to to Egypt, the prime minister mentioned, “I’ll journey to Cairo from Washington D.C. on the invitation of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. I’m excited to pay a State Visit to an in depth and pleasant nation for the primary time.”
“We had the pleasure of receiving President Sisi because the Chief Guest at our Republic Day celebrations this 12 months. These two visits within the span of some months is a mirrored image of our quickly evolving partnership with Egypt, which was elevated to a ‘Strategic Partnership’ throughout President Sisi’s go to,” he mentioned.
PM Modi mentioned he appears ahead to his discussions with President Sisi and senior members of the Egyptian authorities to “impart additional momentum to our civilisational and multi-faceted partnership”.
“I may also have the chance to work together with the colourful Indian diaspora in Egypt,” he mentioned.
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