Address To UNGA, Dinner With Obama, 35 Engagements For Modi In U.S.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a packed schedule of 35 engagements, including an address to the UN General Assembly and a much-anticipated summit meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama, during his Sep 26-30 visit to the U.S.

Modi, who would be observing the nine-day Navratri fast during his trip, would also be holding three bilateral meetings with neighbours - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Nepal Prime Minister Sushil Koirala and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

He would also be meeting the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, and former U.S. president Bill Clinton and his wife and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton.

Modi would be meeting the CEOs of top U.S. companies, including Boeing, Pepsico, Google, General Electric and Goldman Sachs among others. His visit to Washington, Sep 29-30, would also see a dinner date with President Obama on Sep 29.

Trade and investment, energy, science and technology, defence and security are expected to be the areas of focus during their talks. Modi is also to pay homage at the 9/11 memorial in New York and meet 300 members of the Indian American business community. He would also address the large Indian community at Madison Square.

His interactions in the U.S. would be with the U.S. political leaders, and administration, with the business community, civil society, with the U.S. states and cities and the vibrant Indian diaspora, said external affairs ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin at a briefing.

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