Washington: US President Donald Trump will pay a visit to India on February 24 and 25 and travel to New Delhi and Ahmedabad, it was announced on Tuesday, with both governments highlighting that his maiden trip would further bolster the strategic ties and the enduring friendship between the peoples of the two countries.
u201c President Trump will be accompanied by First Lady Melania Trump and they will visit India on February 24, 25,u201d White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham said.
In New Delhi, the Ministry of External Affairs said President Trump and his wife would pay a state visit to India at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The announcement from Washington and New Delhi came after Trump and Modi held a telephonic talk over the weekend, Grisham said.
This will be President Trumpu2019s first visit to India, the Ministry of External Affairs said.
During the visit, President Trump and the First Lady will attend official engagements in New Delhi and Ahmedabad, Gujarat, and interact with a wide cross- section of Indian society, it said.
u201c The global strategic partnership between India and the US is based on trust, shared values, mutual respect and understanding, and marked by warmth and friendship between the people of the two countries,u201d it said.
The relationship has further evolved under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi and President Trump, with u2018 significant progressu2019 in all areas including trade, defence, counter- terrorism, coordination on regional and global issues as well as people- to- people ties, the statement noted. Agencies Trump to visit India on February 24, 25 to further strengthen strategic ties PM Narendra Modi with US President Donald Trump. FILE PIC u2018 President Trump and PM Modi agreed the trip would highlight the strong bonds between the American and Indian peopleu2019 Stephanie Grisham, White House press secretary
