Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 21 embarked on a three-day visit to the US, where he will attend the Quad Leaders Summit and address the United Nations Summit of the Future. Besides, this PM Modi will also be attending a community programme and interacting with the Indian diaspora there.
“Today, I am embarking on a three-day visit to the United States of America to participate in the Quad Summit being hosted by (US) President (Joe) Biden in his hometown Wilmington and to address the Summit of the Future at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York,” PM Modi said in his departure statement on September 21.
“I look forward joining my colleagues President Biden, (Australia’s) Prime Minister (Anthony) Albanese and (Japan’s) Prime Minister (Fumio) Kishida for the Quad Summit. The forum has emerged as a key group of the like-minded countries to work for peace, progress and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region,” he added.
PM Modi further said that his meeting with President Biden will “allow us to review and identify new pathways to further deepen India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership for the benefit of our people and the global good”.
He said that he is eagerly looking forward to engaging with the Indian diaspora and important American business leaders, who are the key stakeholders and provide “vibrancy to the unique partnership between the largest and the oldest democracies of the world”.
Terming The Summit of the Future an opportunity for the global community to chart the road ahead for the betterment of humanity, PM Modi said, “I will share views of the one-sixth of the humanity as their stakes in a peaceful and secure future are among the highest in the world.”
