NEW DELHI: Ministry of external affairs on Friday said that the governments of both India and US are working on an early visit of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to United States.
During the weekly press briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that specific dates for PM Modi’s visit are still being worked out and will be announced at the appropriate time.
“Prime Minister Modi and President Trump had telephonic conversation some days back. Recently, the two sides are working on an early visit of the Prime Minister to the United States to further deepen India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic partnership and specific dates for this visit are still being worked out and will be announced at the appropriate time,” Jaiswal said.
This comes days after newly elected US president Donald Trump and PM Modi had a telephonic exchange. Following the conversation, Trump announced that PM Modi was set to visit the States “some time in February”.
“Discussed immigration with Modi. India will do what is right when it comes to taking back illegal immigrants,” Reuters reported Trump as saying.
“I had a long talk with him this morning (Monday). He is going to be coming to the White House, over next month, probably February. We have a very good relationship with India,” he told reporters aboard Air Force One.
