US president Donald Trump declined PM Modi  invite for Republic Day 2019 event :White House
US president Donald Trump declined PM Modi invite for Republic Day 2019 event :White House
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New Delhi:  The White House announced on Monday that US President Donald Trump had to turn down India’s invite to participate as the Chief Guest at the 2019 Republic Day celebrations in the national capital New Delhi due to “scheduling constraints.”

Worth mention here during their talks in Washington last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had given the invitation to US President Trump for a bilateral visit to India.

In July, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders had confirmed that President Trump had received an invitation to India but on this wake no decision had been taken then. When He was asked about Trump’s decision on the awaiting invitation by PM Modi, a White House spokesperson told news agency PTI following a telephonic conversation that President Trump was honoured by Prime Minister Modi’s invitation being Chief Guest of India’s Republic Day on January 26, 2019 but he is unable to participate due to scheduling constraints.

The WH spokesperson told the news agency PTI that President Trump was committed to extend the India-US ties and asserted that both Trump and PM Modi shared a “strong personal rapport.” The spokesperson was quoted by PTI as aaying, “The President enjoys a strong personal rapport with Prime Minister Modi developed through two meetings and several phone calls and remains committed to deepening the US-India strategic partnership. The President very much looks forward to meeting Prime Minister Modi again at the earliest opportunity.”

It is noted that The two world leaders are programmed to be present at the G-20 Summit in Argentina on November 30 and December 1, where it is likely that the two would meet and talk about bilateral ties.

 

 

 

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