27 JUN 2018 8:19PM New Delhi
Ambassador Ms. Nikki Haley, United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations called on Prime Minister Modi, today.
Ambassador Haley conveyed greetings from President Trump. Prime Minister requested her to convey his best wishes to President Trump and warmly recalled their earlier meetings and interactions.
Ambassador Haley noted the deepening relations between India and the US particularly in strategic and defence sectors. Both the dignitaries discussed ways to enhance India- US cooperation including on counter-terrorism and in multilateral fora. They expressed confidence that strong India-US partnership will continue to be an important factor for global peace and prosperity.
PM expressed appreciation for President Trump’s South Asia and Indo-Pacific strategies and commended his initiative for denuclearization of Korean Peninsula.