Washington:The White House has said that President Joe Biden is receiving a large number of requests from people to invite himself to the state dinner hosted for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and this shows the enthusiasm of the people. “I think it’s a good thing,” White House press secretary Jean-Pierre told Tuesday’s daily news conference. It shows enthusiasm about Prime Minister Modi being here on June 22.’ The press secretary said in response to a question that the President will meet Indian-Americans in his administration, lawmakers and corporate sector stalwarts at that state dinner. Requests are being received to invite them to the event that Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, are hosting for Prime Minister Narendra Modi next month.
The press secretary said, “I think it is a good thing to get such requests. I think this is important and shows why it is important to continue to build on the partnership that we have with India. The Press Secretary said, “It will provide an opportunity to reaffirm the deep and close partnership between India and the United States.” Prime Minister Modi US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill will make their first state visit to the US in June at the invitation of Biden. The Biden couple will also host Modi at a state banquet on June 22. Several other leaders of the Indian-American community have welcomed the Prime Minister’s visit. Modi’s visit to the US comes ahead of the G20 summit to be hosted by India in September.
White House Press Secretary K. Announcing Modi’s upcoming US visit on May 10, Jean-Pierre said that the visit will further deepen the deep and close partnership between the US and India, as well as strengthen the warm ties that bind Americans and Indians. Modi has traveled to the US more than half a dozen times for bilateral and multilateral meetings since becoming prime minister in 2014 and has held meetings with all three former US presidents Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden. But now, for the first time, he has been invited for an official state visit, an honor accorded only to America’s closest allies.
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