PM to visit US in September

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to undertake a six-day visit to the US from September 20, during which he will have a bilateral meeting with President Barack Obama in Washington besides attending the UN General Assembly in New York.

This emerged from a 75-minute meeting that Singh had on Tuesday with visiting US Vice-President Joe Biden, sources said. Singh and Biden discussed a whole range of issues, including implementation of the landmark civil nuclear deal and ways to enhance commerce, the sources said. The two leaders agreed to take these issues forward.

In this context, the Prime Minister told Biden that he looks forward to meeting Obama in September, the sources said. Singh will be undertaking the visit to the US from September 20. He will first travel to New York to attend the UNGA and then visit Washington for a bilateral summit with Obama, the sources said. This will be Singh's second visit to Washington for a bilateral visit during Obama's tenure.