Yoga Day At UN, High-Level Meeting With Biden: PM Modi Leaves For 3-Day US Visit — Top Points

PM Modi will meet US President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Hariris, and State Secretary Antony Blinken. 

PM Modi leaves for US

Source : ANI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday morning left for his three-day visit to the United States from the national capital. He is scheduled to participate in the Yoga Day at the United Nations on June 21. PM Modi will also meet US President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Hariris, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken. During his US trip, PM Modi will also meet with leading CEOs and professionals and will interact with the members of the Indian diaspora in the US.

As he left for the US, PM Modi said he was confident that his visit "will reinforce our ties based on shared values of democracy, diversity, and freedom." "My discussions with President Joe Biden, and other senior US leaders will provide an opportunity to consolidate bilateral cooperation," he added. 

#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves Delhi for his first official State visit to the United States.

He will attend Yoga Day celebrations at the UN HQ in New York and hold talks with US President Joe Biden & address the Joint Session of the US Congress in… pic.twitter.com/y6avSoPpkd

— ANI (@ANI) June 20, 2023

Here are the top points on his first State visit to the US. 

• On June 21, PM Modi will participate in the International Yoga Day event at the United Nations headquarters in New York. 
• On June 22, he will receive a ceremonial welcome at the White House in the capital Washington DC after which he will have a high-level meeting with US President Joe Biden followed by State Dinner. 
• PM Modi will address a Joint Sitting of the US Congress on June 22. 
• During his last day of the visit on June 23, PM Modi will have a luncheon with US Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken. 
• He will also have curated interactions with leading CEOs and professionals. The Prime Minister will meet with members of the Indian diaspora in the US on May 23.
• On June 24, Modi will leave the US for a State visit to Egypt after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi extended the invitation of the visit to the Prime Minister in January this year when he was the ‘Chief Guest’ during Republic Day celebrations.