PM Modi, Nikki Haley join hands in various areas

NewsBharati    28-Jun-2018
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New Delhi, June 28: US Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Nikki Haley is on two days official visit to India where she called on Prime Minister Modi on Wednesday.


 

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 defense 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 Modi expressed appreciation for President Trump’s South Asia and Indo-Pacific strategies and commended his initiative for denuclearization of Korean Peninsula.

Haley also met MEA Sushma Swaraj where she expressed happiness to meet her and discuss the issues like UN reform, counterterrorism, and leadership roles for women in India.
 
 

Haley, while hailing hailed the growing bonds between the two countries and said that common interests serve as a firm base for relations to get even closer said, "We are the two oldest democracies in the world and we see opportunities between the US and India in multiple ways.”

 

Adding that the two countries could work closely especially fostering closer defense ties, Nikki Haley said at the capital's iconic Humayun's Tomb, "Terrorism is a menace both our nations looks grimly at. We are going to start to work together more strongly on the military aspect.”