PM Modi arrives in New York, receives grand welcome from Indian diaspora
New York/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was accorded a grand welcome as he landed in New York on Saturday night (US time) following his participation at the Quad Summit hosted by President Joe Biden in Delaware.
"After programmes in Delaware, landed in New York. Eager to be among the diaspora at the community programme in the city and to take part in other programmes," PM Modi wrote on X.
After programmes in Delaware, landed in New York. Eager to be among the diaspora at the community programme in the city and to take part in other programmes. pic.twitter.com/6Q48tyW4hV
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 22, 2024
In New York, the Prime Minister will address the Summit of the Future at the UN General Assembly in New York and interact with Indian expatriates and American business leaders.
In his opening remarks at the sixth Quad Leaders’ Summit in the US's Delaware, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said a free, open, inclusive, and prosperous Indo-Pacific is a shared objective of the Quad partners.
The sixth Quad Summit is hosted by US President Joe Biden, and is attended by the Prime Ministers of Australia Anthony Albanese, and of Japan Fumio Kishida besides PM Modi.
Glad to have met Quad Leaders during today’s Summit in Wilmington, Delaware. The discussions were fruitful, focusing on how Quad can keep working to further global good. We will keep working together in key sectors like healthcare, technology, climate change and capacity… pic.twitter.com/xVRlg9RYaF
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 22, 2024
After arriving in the US, PM Modi held bilateral talks with President Biden at his Delaware home.
The talks were extremely fruitful, PM Modi said in a post after the meeting.
PM Modi also participated in the Quad Cancer Moonshot event hosted by Biden on the sidelines of the Quad Leaders’ Summit in Wilmington, Delaware.
The United States earlier in the day returned 297 antiquities that had been stolen or trafficked from India during PM Modi's visit to Delaware.
Deepening cultural connect and strengthening the fight against illicit trafficking of cultural properties.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 22, 2024
I am extremely grateful to President Biden and the US Government for ensuring the return of 297 invaluable antiquities to India. @POTUS @JoeBiden pic.twitter.com/0jziIYZ1GO
In a symbolic handing over, a select few pieces were showcased to PM Modi and President Biden on the sidelines of their bilateral meeting in Wilmington, Delaware.
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