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PM Modi will visit the US sometime in February,” news agency Reuters quoted Donald Trump as saying.
Trump’s statement followed his telephonic conversation with PM Modi, their’ first since the Republican was sworn in for a second term on January 20.
The call came against the backdrop of buzz in diplomatic circles about the Indian side working on an early meeting between the two leaders.
US President Trump told reporters on Monday aboard Air Force One on his way back to Joint Base Andrews from Florida.
“I had a long talk with him this morning (Monday). He is going to be coming to the White House, over next month, probably February. We have a very good relationship with India,” US PresidentTrump told reporters aboard Air Force One.
The president was responding to a question on the phone call he had with PM Modi in the morning.
“Everything came up (in a phone call with Modi),” Trump told reporters when asked about the details of his call with Prime Minister Modi.
US President Trump’s last foreign trip as president was to India during his first term.
US President Trump and PM Modi enjoy a good friendly relationship. The two addressed thousands of people at two different rallies in Houston in September 2019 and in Ahmedabad in February 2020.
PM Modi was among the top three world leaders to speak with US President Trump after his stunning electoral victory in November 2024.
