Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here early today to attend the two-day Nuclear Security Summit where world leaders from over 50 countries are expected to share their assessment of the threat from nuclear weapons and materials.
During his two-day stay in Washington, Modi is scheduled to interact with a number of world leaders including the host President Barack Obama.
Attending the Nuclear Security Summit for the first time, Modi is expected to lay out his vision of securing nuclear weapons.
This is Modi’s third visit to the US and second to Washington since becoming Prime Minister in 2014.
While the details of his schedule in Washington have not been released yet, the Prime Minister is expected to hold a series of meetings throughout the day, which range from bilaterals with heads of state to community leaders, to
scientists and top executives from the corporate world.
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PM Modi arrives in Washington D.C. to attend the 4th Nuclear Security Summit, will also meet scientists from LIGO pic.twitter.com/PK8EWYlkfp
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Modi is scheduled to hold a meeting with John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand later today and meet with scientists from Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO).
Even as he has no public engagement with the Indian American community, which has been a trademark of his overseas trips, a large number of Indian Americans from in and around Washington said they would be standing outside his hotel, despite tight security, to get a glimpse of Modi.
The official summit engagement of the Prime Minister would begin in the evening when he would drive down to the White House to attend a dinner hosted by Obama in honour of the world leaders attending the fourth Nuclear Security Summit.
No Modi-Obama bilateral meeting has been announced yet from either side, but the two leaders are expected to get
multiple opportunities for interaction and talks over the next two days.
Wrapping up his visit to Belgium, Prime Minister Narendra Modi late reaches Washington D. C to attend the Nuclear Security Summit as part of his three-nation tour.
Modi will attend the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington today and tomorrow and from there he will travel to Saudi Arabia on a two-day visit with a focus on boosting energy and security cooperation.
In Brussels, Modi attended the 13th India-EU Summit and held bilateral talks with his Belgian counterpart Charles Michel.
With Agency Input