New Delhi/Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Expect to visit the United States in late September.
There is no official confirmation yet but ANI has learned that preparations for the yatra are underway.
A source familiar with developments said that the schedule is yet to be finalized and it is at a premature stage.
According to the tentative plan, the possible dates of PM Modi’s visit to America are being fixed from 23-24 September.
PM Modi last visited America in 2019. During this, he and then President Donald Trump addressed a huge expatriate program in Houston.
After Washington, PM Modi will go to New York to attend the annual high level meeting United Nations General Assembly Session.
India is a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and its one-month presidency has just ended. Afghanistan, which has plunged into crisis Taliban acquisition, will be the main theme on Youth This time.
It is learned that the UNGA will be in a hybrid format this year.
There is no official confirmation of the visit yet, however, if it does, it will be PM Modi’s first physical foreign visit and the first personal meeting with US President Joe Biden.
This will be his first official visit to the US since President Joe Biden took office in January this year. PM Modi and Biden have met virtually in various multilateral meetings like Quad and G7 meetings.
Foreign Secretary speaking to reporters in Washington Shringla Indicated that there is a possibility of quad meet.
“I mean, look, I can’t comment on that, but the fact is, if there is a summit, the prime minister has already said that he would be happy to attend that summit. I think That other leaders they’ve also said they’ll be ready so it’s all a question of, you know, bringing the leaders together and moving forward.”
“If leaders come they will come because of this (quad) meeting, as you know UNGA this time is a smaller version, it is a hybrid version. There are very few major ones. State And the government will really be involved. So, attending that meeting in person is not a big priority. But then, I mean, it’s a fluid situation so let’s see how it goes,” he said.
Political instability in Japan has also cast a shadow over the proposed Quad meeting. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has said he will not seek the party’s re-election as a leader this month.
Notably, Foreign Secretary Shringla, who is in Washington, has held discussions with several senior officials in the Biden administration, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Deputy Secretary of State. Wendy Sherman.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also had several telephonic conversations with his counterpart Blinken.
The US has supported India during the evacuation of its citizens after Kabul fell into the hands of the Taliban on August 15
Washington also offered aid during the deadly second wave of Covid-19 earlier this year.
There is no official confirmation yet but ANI has learned that preparations for the yatra are underway.
A source familiar with developments said that the schedule is yet to be finalized and it is at a premature stage.
According to the tentative plan, the possible dates of PM Modi’s visit to America are being fixed from 23-24 September.
PM Modi last visited America in 2019. During this, he and then President Donald Trump addressed a huge expatriate program in Houston.
After Washington, PM Modi will go to New York to attend the annual high level meeting United Nations General Assembly Session.
India is a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and its one-month presidency has just ended. Afghanistan, which has plunged into crisis Taliban acquisition, will be the main theme on Youth This time.
It is learned that the UNGA will be in a hybrid format this year.
There is no official confirmation of the visit yet, however, if it does, it will be PM Modi’s first physical foreign visit and the first personal meeting with US President Joe Biden.
This will be his first official visit to the US since President Joe Biden took office in January this year. PM Modi and Biden have met virtually in various multilateral meetings like Quad and G7 meetings.
Foreign Secretary speaking to reporters in Washington Shringla Indicated that there is a possibility of quad meet.
“I mean, look, I can’t comment on that, but the fact is, if there is a summit, the prime minister has already said that he would be happy to attend that summit. I think That other leaders they’ve also said they’ll be ready so it’s all a question of, you know, bringing the leaders together and moving forward.”
“If leaders come they will come because of this (quad) meeting, as you know UNGA this time is a smaller version, it is a hybrid version. There are very few major ones. State And the government will really be involved. So, attending that meeting in person is not a big priority. But then, I mean, it’s a fluid situation so let’s see how it goes,” he said.
Political instability in Japan has also cast a shadow over the proposed Quad meeting. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has said he will not seek the party’s re-election as a leader this month.
Notably, Foreign Secretary Shringla, who is in Washington, has held discussions with several senior officials in the Biden administration, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Deputy Secretary of State. Wendy Sherman.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also had several telephonic conversations with his counterpart Blinken.
The US has supported India during the evacuation of its citizens after Kabul fell into the hands of the Taliban on August 15
Washington also offered aid during the deadly second wave of Covid-19 earlier this year.
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