PM Modi US Schedule: Yoga Day At UN, Talks With Biden, US Congress Speech — Check Key Events, Dates
PM Modi US Visit Schedule: This is going to be PM Modi's first official visit to the United States in nine years and only the third state visit from India to the US.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin his two-nation visit to the USA and Egypt on Tuesday. According to an official statement by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Prime Minister Modi will pay his State Visit to the USA at the invitation of US President Joseph Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden. PM Modi will also travel to Cairo to pay a State Visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt at the invitation of Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of Egypt.
Previously, PM Modi has met former US presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump at the White House, however, those meetings were not state visits. This is going to be PM Modi's first official visit to the United States in nine years and only the third state visit from India to the US. President Radhakrishnan paid the first state visit from India to US in 1963 and then PM Dr. Manmohan Singh went for the second state visit in 2009.
PM Modi's US Visit Schedule
Here’s the schedule of PM Narendra Modi for his visit to the USA:
| Date | Event |
| June 21 | International Day of Yoga Celebration at United Nations Headquarters |
| June 22 | Ceremonial welcome at the White House High-level talks with US President Joe Biden & State Dinner Address at Joint Sitting of the U.S. Congress |
| June 23 | Luncheon with US Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken Curated interactions with leading CEOs and professionals Meeting with members of Indian Diaspora |
According to the MEA release, PM Modi will lead the celebrations of the International Day of Yoga at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on June 21. Notably, in December 2014, the UN General Assembly had adopted a resolution proclaiming June 21 as the International Day of Yoga.
The Prime Minister will thereafter travel to Washington D.C., where he will receive a ceremonial welcome at the White House on June 22. Here he will hold a high-level dialogue with US President Biden. As per the release, Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden will host a State Dinner in honour of the Prime Minister the same evening.
"At the invitation of Congressional Leaders, including the Hon. Speaker of the House of Representatives Mr. Kevin McCarthy and Hon. Speaker of the Senate Mr. Charles Schumer, Prime Minister will address a Joint Sitting of the U.S. Congress on June 22," the MEA stated.
On June 23, Prime Minister Modi will be jointly hosted at a luncheon by US Vice President Kamala Harris, and Secretary of State Antony Bilnken.
Apart from this, he is scheduled to have several curated interactions with leading CEOs, professionals, and other stakeholders. He will also meet members of the Indian Diaspora.
PM Modi's Egypt Visit
Prime Minister Modi will leave for Egypt to pay a State Visit after concluding his three-day US visit and will arrive in Cairo on June 24.
President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi extended the invitation of the visit to the Prime Minister in January this year when he graced our Republic Day celebrations as the ‘Chief Guest’. This will be PM Modi’s first visit to Egypt.
The ministry stated that besides his talks with Egypt President Sisi, Prime Minister Modi is likely to interact with senior dignitaries from the Egyptian Government, some prominent Egyptian personalities, as well as the Indian community in Egypt.
"Relations between India and Egypt are based on ancient trade and economic linkages as well as cultural and deep-rooted people-to-people ties. During the State Visit of President Sisi in January 2023, it was agreed to elevate the relationship to a ‘Strategic Partnership’," the release stated.
Subscribe And Follow ABP Live On Telegram: https://t.me/officialabplive
Trending News
Top Headlines
