Trump seems excited too! US Prez praises PM Modi ahead of 'Namaste Trump' event in Gujarat

New Delhi, February 19: Marking its first ever visit, while the US President is set to arrive in India for Namaste Trump event by February 24, US President Donald Trump has praised PM Narendra Modi and said he is looking forward to his visit to India. Talking to media persons at Joint Base Andrews in Washington last night, Donald Trump said he likes PM Modi a lot.

 

On Indo-US trade deal, Trump said, the two countries are going to sign a major bilateral trade package but he is really saving the big deal for later. He further said, he does not know if it will be done before the US presidential election in November. Trump will be welcomed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Sardar Patel international airport, Ahmedabad on his arrival on 24th February.

 

 

According to official notification, US President Trump will be given guard of honor at the airport on his arrival. After reaching Ahmedabad Airport, he and PM Narendra Modi will first visit Sabarmati Gandhi Ashram. Later they are supposed to reach newly built world’s largest Motera Stadium for the main function Namaste Trump. Though the people of Ahmedabad had witnessed the visits of Chinese President and Japanese Prime Minister in recent past, but the visit of US President is much different from previous. The people of Ahmedabad are eagerly waiting to welcome the US President Donald Trump and US first lady Melania from Airport to Motera Stadium.

 

According to Ahmedabad Municipal Commissioner Vijay Nehra, 1.20 lakh people are likely to attend the Namaste Trump -function at Motera Stadium, while around 2 lakh people are expected to gather during the high profile roadshow from Airport to Motera Stadium. Two control rooms have been set up to monitor the roadshow and Namaste Trump function.

Though the President and Prime Minister will use the limited route for their roadshow, the big hoardings- welcoming them and marking Namaste Trump event have emerged all over the city. PM Narendra Modi tweeted that India is all set to accord a memorable welcome to him. "The visit will further cement India-US relationship. Both countries share a common commitment to democracy and pluralism. India and US are cooperating extensively on a wide range of issues. Robust friendship between both the nations augurs well not only for citizens of both the countries but also for the entire world", he noted.

 

During the visit, President Trump and the First Lady of the United States will attend official engagements in New Delhi and Ahmedabad and interact with a wide cross-section of Indian society. The Indo-US relationship has further evolved under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi and President Trump with significant progress in all areas including trade, defence, counter-terrorism, energy, coordination on regional and global issues as well as people-to-people ties.