Ivanka Trump: GES 2017, a testament to 'strong' India-US friendship

US President Donald Trump's daughter and adviser Ivanka Trump said yesterday that she was looking forward to attending the Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017 in Hyderabad, asserting that the event was a testament to the "strong friendship" between India and the US. Ivanka, 36, will lead a high-powered American delegation of officials, women entrepreneurs and businessmen for the three-day summit starting on November 28.

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The summit will be attended by 1,500 entrepreneurs from 170 countries and will have around 350 participants from the US, a large number of whom are Indian-Americans. Ivanka will deliver the keynote address at the summit, which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Terming India as "a great friend and partner", she said the goal of the collaboration was to grow the shared economic and security partnership. She said the summit was a testament to the "strong friendship" between India and the US. Ivanka, who is headed to India after Thanksgiving ritual, said she was "very much" looking forward to her visit and meeting "many of the entrepreneurs in India".