PM Modi to meet Obama on September 29th

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be meeting US President Barrack Obama on September 29 in Washington, during his visit to the country.

"The prime minister will be meeting President Barack Obama on the 29th as well as on the 30th of this month, when he is in Washington. He will also meet Former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton in New York on 29th September," said Akbaruddin.

"The prime minister's private dinner with President Obama will be on September 29th in Washington, and the rest of the events will take place on September 30th," he said.

"Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to US is being viewed as India's abiding commitment to multilateralism. Some of the themes of PM's upcoming visit to US will be trade and investment, science and technology, and defence and maritime security," he added.

He further said that the prime minister will also be meeting his Bangladeshi and Nepali counterparts on his visit.

"Prior to his address, our prime minister will be meeting the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. He will also be meeting the President of Sri Lanka and the prime ministers of Bangladesh and Nepal," Akbaruddin said.

"The PM will pay homage to the 9/11 memorial on 27th September. He will also pay homage at the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King Memorial and Mahatma Gandhi's statue in Washington 30th morning," he added.