PM Modi’s US visit a milestone for bilateral ties: Foreign Secretary

New Delhi (IANS) | The Ministry of External Affairs on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first official visit to the US from June 21 to 23 will be a milestone for bilateral ties. Briefing the media about the state visit, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra said, it is a milestone for the relations between the two countries.

Bilateral defense cooperation will be one of the major issues that will be discussed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, Kwatra said.

Foreign Secretary said that the second major issue is the strong India-US trade and investment partnership and the third issue interfaces with many other domains such as technology, telecom, space, manufacturing and investment.

The Foreign Secretary further said that the Prime Minister’s first significant engagement on the first day of his arrival in Washington DC would be an event of great significance for the future. It will try to bring out the important and the objectives that both the countries want to promote and achieve.

The Foreign Secretary further said, on June 22 there will be a formal reception at the White House, bilateral meetings, the Prime Minister’s address to the US Congress and a formal dinner.

On PM Modi’s visit to Egypt, Kwatra said that his state visit to the North African country would take place between June 24-25. This will be the Prime Minister’s first visit to Egypt and the first official bilateral visit by an Indian PM to Egypt since 1997.

–IANS