Washington DC (US), September 24 (ANI): During the meeting with US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised him for his efforts in combating the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and promoting Quad.
While meeting President Biden at the Oval Office of the White House, PM Modi said, “Soon after assuming the presidential office, the US President made unique efforts on COVID-19 pandemic, Quad and climate change and I think his efforts will make a larger impact in the coming days.”
PM Modi said, “This decade will be shaped by talent and people-to-people linkages. I am glad the Indian diaspora is making an active contribution towards the progress of the US.”
This is the first meeting between the two leaders since Biden assumed office as US President in January this year.
The meeting is taking place in the backdrop of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and the issue is likely to figure in the discussions.
Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership between the two countries is anchored in “mutual trust, shared interests, goodwill and robust engagement of their citizens” and covers a wide gamut of areas including trade and defence.
US, India ties can help in solving lot of global challenges: Biden
US President Joe Biden on Friday said that ties between the US and India can help in solving “a lot of global challenges.”
In his opening remarks as he met PM Modi for bilateral talks, Biden recalled that in 2006, when he was US Vice President, he had said that India and the US will be among the closest nations in the world in 2020.
“I have long believed that the US-India relationship can help us solve a lot of global challenges. In fact back in 2006 when I was the Vice President, I said that by 2020 India and the US will be among the closest nations in the world,” Biden said.
President Biden made unique efforts on COVID-19 pandemic, Quad, climate change, says PM Modi
During the meeting with US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised him for his efforts in combating the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and promoting Quad.
While meeting President Biden at the Oval Office of the White House, PM Modi said, “Soon after assuming the presidential office, the US President made unique efforts on COVID-19 pandemic, Quad and climate change and I think his efforts will make a larger impact in the coming days.”
PM Modi said, “This decade will be shaped by talent and people-to-people linkages. I am glad the Indian diaspora is making an active contribution towards the progress of the US.”
This is the first meeting between the two leaders since Biden assumed office as US President in January this year.
Prime Minister in his remarks said that technology is becoming a driving force.
“We have to utilise our talents to leverage technology for the greater global good,” he said.
PM Modi extended his gratitude to Biden for “warm welcome”. “I would like to extend my gratitude to President Biden for the warm welcome not only to me but my delegation,” he said in his opening remarks.
