PM Modi might visit US in June

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Apr 20 2016 09:59 AM
Harshita

PM Modi might visit US in June

Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit to US mostly expected on June 7 and 8 and will meet Barak Obama, said bipartisan group of four top American lawmakers, and asked the Speaker of the House of Representatives Paul Ryan to invite him for a joint meeting of the Congress.

Although, both White house and Prime Minister didn’t gave official nod to this US visit. Congressmen Ed Royce, Eliot Engel, George Holding and Ami Bera said in a letter to Ryan. "Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit Washington on June 7 and 8 of this year,"

Royce is Chairman of the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee and Engel is its Ranking Member. Holding and Bera are Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans. And the four low maker said "Given the depth of our relationship with India across a range of areas defence, humanitarian and disaster relief, space cooperation, conservation, and innovation, we believe this is an ideal opportunity for the Congress to hear directly from the Prime Minister,"

“Therefore, we ask that you invite Prime Minister Modi to address a Joint Meeting of Congress. It is our understanding that if invited, the Prime Minister would accept”, they said.

Letter on April 19 has written “Our two countries have signed a defense framework agreement to increase military cooperation and the civilian nuclear agreement, signed in 2008, will result in the construction of nuclear power plants in India,"

It also said "Additionally, the United States and India are forging closer ties to address humanitarian crises, such as the aftermath of the earthquake in Nepal, in the renewable energies sector, and in space exploration. It is no wonder that the partnership has been characterised as the defining partnership of the 21st century,"

The four lowmaker also appriciate the US-India relationship by stating ”The US-India relationship consistently garners strong bipartisan support. Inviting Prime Minister Modi to address a Joint Meeting will allow Congress to express support for this special global partnership”.

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