On his first state visit PM Narendra Modi arrives in New York

New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a rousing welcome as he arrived here on the first leg of his first official visit to the US on Tuesday, during which he will lead the World Yoga Day celebrations at the United Nations headquarters and hold a bilateral meeting. will do A conversation with President Joe Biden in Washington.

“Landed in New York City. Looking forward to events here including interaction with thought leaders and Yoga Day program tomorrow June 21,” Modi tweeted.
The Prime Minister was received at the airport by Indian Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sindhu and India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ruchira Kamboj.
Prime Minister Modi received a rousing welcome on his arrival here, with members of the Indian-American community welcoming him and chanting slogans in his favour.
From the airport, Modi traveled back to the New York Palace Hotel where Indian expatriates had been waiting for him since morning. Some members of the community were seen wearing ‘Modi jackets’ with their pictures printed on them, while 18-year-old Kian Patel from Virginia held up a portrait of the prime minister.
Some migrants in colorful dresses carried Indian flags and chanted ‘Modi-Modi’ and ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’. Modi had a brief interaction with the enthusiastic supporters at the hotel and also signed autographs for some of them.
Modi is visiting the US from June 21 to 24 at the invitation of President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, who will host him at a state dinner on June 22. This visit also includes the Prime Minister’s address to the joint meeting of the United States. Congress on June 22.
In his departure statement, Modi said that this “special invitation” by President Biden and the First Lady for a state visit is a reflection of the spirit of partnership between democracies.
The Prime Minister said that I will start my visit from New York where I will celebrate the International Day of Yoga on June 21 at the United Nations Headquarters with the leadership of the United Nations and members of the international community.
“I look forward to this special celebration at the same venue that supported India’s proposal to recognize the International Day of Yoga in December 2014,” he said.
Nine years after Prime Minister Modi first proposed International Yoga Day as an annual commemoration from the podium of the United Nations General Assembly, the Indian leader held a yoga session for the first time at the historic commemoration of the day. will be at the United Nations headquarters to lead. .

From New York, Modi will go to Washington DC where he will hold talks with President Biden.
The Prime Minister noted that he and President Biden have had the opportunity to meet several times since his last official visit to the United States in September 2021. “This visit will be an opportunity to strengthen the depth and diversity of our partnership,” Modi said.
Modi said his interaction with President Biden and other senior US leaders will strengthen bilateral cooperation as well as cooperation in multilateral forums like G20, Quad and IPEF (Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity). There will be an opportunity to do so.
The Prime Minister said he will join President Biden and the First Lady at a state banquet along with several dignitaries.

Noting that the US Congress has always provided strong bilateral support to India-US relations, Modi said that during his visit, he would address a joint session of the US Congress at the invitation of the Congress leadership.
“Strong people-to-people connections play an important role in building trust between our countries. I look forward to meeting the vibrant Indian-American community that represents the best of our societies,” he said.
“I will also meet some of the top CEOs to discuss opportunities to expand our trade and investment ties and build a resilient global supply chain,” Modi said.

Modi will also meet business leaders, interact with the Indian community and meet intellectual leaders from various walks of life.
“We seek to deepen India-US relations in key areas like trade, commerce, innovation, technology and other such areas,” he said.

The Prime Minister said that the US is India’s largest trading partner in goods and services and the two countries cooperate closely in the fields of science and technology, education, health, defense and security.
He added that the initiative on critical and emerging technologies has added new dimensions and broad cooperation in the fields of defense industrial cooperation, space, telecom, quantum, artificial intelligence and biotech.
“Our two countries are also cooperating to advance our shared vision of a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific,” he said.

Modi expressed confidence that his visit to the US will further strengthen the relationship between the two countries based on the shared values ​​of democracy, diversity and freedom.
“Together, we stand strong to face common global challenges,” Modi said in his statement.

From America, Modi will go to Egypt at the invitation of President Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi.