PM Modi to visit US, Egypt from June 20 to 25: MEA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake separate state visits to the United States and Egypt from June 20 to 25 the Ministry of External Affairs MEA announced on FridayModis visit to the US will commence in New York where he will lead the celebrations of the International Day of Yoga at the headquarters of the United Nations on June 21In December 2014 the UN General Assembly had adopted a resolution proclaiming June 21 as the International Day of YogaThe prime minister will thereafter travel to Washington DC where he will receive a ceremonial welcome at the White House on June 22 and meet President Biden to continue their highlevel dialogue President Biden and First Lady Dr Jill Biden will host a State dinner in honour of the prime minister the same evening the MEA said in a statementIt said Prime Minister Modi will address a joint sitting of the US Congress on June 22 at the invitation of Congressional leaders including Speaker of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy and Speaker of the Senate Charles SchumerOn June 23 the prime minister will be jointly hosted at a luncheon by US Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Bilnken according to the MEAIn addition to the official engagements the prime minister is scheduled to have several curated interactions with leading CEOs professionals and other stakeholders He will also meet members of the Indian diaspora it saidIn the second leg of his twonation visit Modi will travel to Cairo to pay a state visit to Egypt from June 24 to 25The visit is at the invitation of Abdel Fattah ElSisi the President of Egypt which he extended to Modi in January when he graced Indias Republic Day celebrations as chief guestThis will be Modis first visit to Egypt as prime ministerApart from his talks with President Sisi the prime minister is likely to interact with senior dignitaries from the Egyptian government some prominent Egyptian personalities as well as the Indian community in Egypt the MEA saidRelations between India and Egypt are based on ancient trade and economic linkages as well as cultural and deeprooted peopletopeople ties it saidDuring the state visit of President Sisi to India in January it was agreed to elevate the relationship between the two countries to a strategic partnershipThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever