PM Modi Embarks on US Visit, Says it Will Enrich Indo-Us Partnership

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday emplaned for the US on a “special invitation” from President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden for a state visit.

Before departing, the PM said, his visit to the US would be an opportunity to enrich the depth and diversity of the Indo-US partnership and asserted that together the two countries stood stronger in meeting shared global challenges.

While returning from the US he will also visit Egypt. “I will commence my visit in New York, where I will celebrate the International Day of Yoga on June 21 at the United Nations Headquarters with the UN leadership and members of the international community,” the prime minister said.

Modi said he would thereafter travel to Washington DC. Modi said his discussions with President Biden and other senior US leaders would provide an opportunity to consolidate bilateral cooperation as well as in multilateral forums such as G20, Quad and IPEF (Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity).

In a tweet, Modi said that in the US, he would also get the opportunity to meet business leaders, interact with the Indian community and meet thought leaders from different walks of life.

On his visit to Egypt, the prime minister said, “I will travel to Cairo from Washington DC at the invitation of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. I am excited to pay a State Visit to a close and friendly country for the first time.”