Red Carpet Welcome Awaits Modi In U.S


WASHINGTON: The Obama Administration is leaving no stone unturned to woo Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his maiden visit to the US which is expected to take the strategic bilateral relationship to the next level and unleash the potential of economic and trade ties.

The administration here is gearing up to give a red carpet welcome to Prime Minister Modi when he arrives in Washington on September 29 from New York where he would attend the annual General Assembly session of the United Nations.

The discussion between Modi and Obama over two days in Washington is expected to result in taking the bilateral relationship to the next level in terms of defense and strategic ties, co-operation in the field of space and counter-terrorism and unleash the potential of economic and trade ties, sources familiar with the preparations told PTI.

On September 29, Obama is likely to host Modi for a small working dinner, which is rarely accorded to a visiting foreign leader.

The maiden meeting between the two leaders on September 29 would help Obama and Modi to know each other and prepare the ground for the next day’s meeting at the White House.

Soon after his electoral victory, Obama had called Modi to congratulate him and invited him to visit Washington.

Thereafter the two leaders have not spoken over phone, but there has been an exchange of letters between the two.

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Source: PTI