MEA lists PM Modi's itinerary during US visit
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to woo US on a five-day visit. Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday said that Modi's US visit is signal of India's abiding commitment to multi-lateralism and desire to build on growing convergence in Indo-US ties.
Modi is scheduled to start his trip from September 26 to 30. He will also be accompaied by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. She will leave for the US on Tuesday night and will join the delegation once Modi reaches there, MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said.
In his five-day trip to New York and Washington, Modi will have over 30 engagements. He is scheduled to hold meetings with US administration, Heads of state, businessmen and NRI community.
Modi will meet four leading figures of the US administration, including President Barack Obama on September 29 and 30 when he is in Washington, Akbaruddin said.
The prime minister will also meet US Vice President Joe Biden, who will host a lunch for him along with Secretary of State John Kerry. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel will also call on the prime minister, the MEA said.
Modi would meet former US president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, the spokesperson added.
On September 27, Modi will address the United Nation General Assembly. "His participation in the UNGA is an affirmation to India's commitment to multi-lateralism. He will focus on issues of paramount importance including India's permanent membership of UN Security Council in his address to UNGA," the MEA said.
Later in the day, Modi will pay homage to the 9/11 victims.
On September 30, Modi will pay homage at Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King Memorial and Mahatma Gandhi's statue in Washington.
Modi will also be meeting the President of Sri Lanka, Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Nepal during the trip.
Modi, however, has no plans of meeting his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif, Akbaruddin said.
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