Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in New York today on a five-day visit to the United States during which he is scheduled to address the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Prime Minister Mod was received at the John F. Kennedy International Airport here by India's Ambassador to the United States Dr. S. Jaishankar.
Prime Minister Modi, who arrived here after an overnight halt in Frankfurt, Germany, will also hold bilateral talks with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington, besides attending other official engagements.
During his stay in the U.S., Prime Minister Modi is also scheduled to meet the American and Indo-American business community, expatriate Indians, representatives of civil societies, Governors of three American states and mayors of the major U.S. cities in New York.
He will also have a one to one meeting with the CEOs of major companies including Boeing, IBM, General Electricals and Goldman Sachs.
The Prime Minister will also address the vibrant Indian Community at Madison Square Garden on Sunday.
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Prior to his departure, Prime Minister Modi said he was looking forward to his meeting with President Obama over two days in Washington and would attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York and thereafter, visit Washington on 29-30 September for a bilateral summit with the U.S. President.
He would also meet United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and leaders from other countries on the margins of the UNGA.
During his visit, Prime Minister Modi will interact with the U.S. political elite, including former president Bill Clinton and his wife, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton.
The bilateral cooperation between India and the US is now broad-based and multi-sectoral, covering trade and investment, defence and security, education, science and technology, cyber security, high technology, civil nuclear energy, space technology and applications, clean energy, environment, agriculture and health.
India and the U.S. have intensified and expanded their strategic consultations in recent years with dialogues covering East Asia, Central Asia and West Asia.