 "On September 21, PM Modi will attend the Quad Leaders' Summit which will be hosted by US President Joe Biden in Wilmington, Delaware. Source: FILE/REUTERS.")
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting the US from September 21 to 23 to attend the fourth Quad Leaders’ Summit. During his three-day visit, PM Modi will also be addressing the ‘Summit of the Future’ at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.
According to a release by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), on September 21, PM Modi will be attending the Quad Leaders’ Summit which will be hosted by US President Joe Biden at his residence in Wilmington, Delaware.
Following the request of the US side to host the Quad Summit this year, India has agreed to host the next Quad Summit in 2025, the MEA said.
The Quad, or Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, comprises India, the US, Japan and Australia.
As per the MEA, during the in-person Quad Summit 2024, the leaders – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, Australian PM Anthony Albanese and Japan’s PM Fumio Kishida – will review the progress achieved by the Quad over the last one year and set the agenda for the year ahead to assist the countries of the Indo-Pacific region in meeting their development goals and aspirations.
On September 22, PM Modi will be in New York, where he will be addressing a gathering of the Indian community.
PM Modi would also be interacting with CEOs of leading US-based companies to “foster greater collaborations between the two countries in the cutting-edge areas of AI, quantum computing, semiconductors and biotechnology,” the MEA said.
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On the last day of his visit, on September 23, PM Modi will address the ‘Summit of the Future’ at the UNGA in New York. The theme of the Summit is ‘Multilateral Solutions for a Better Tomorrow’.
As per the MEA, on the sidelines of the Summit, PM Modi would be holding bilateral meetings with several world leaders and discuss issues of mutual interest.
PM Modi September 21-23 US visit schedule
September 21: PM Modi to attend fourth Quad Summit at Wilmington in Delaware, US
September 22: The Prime Minister will address a gathering of the Indian community in New York. He would also interact with CEOs of leading US-based firms
September 23: PM Modi will address ‘Summit of the Future’ at UNGA in New York.