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Al Jazeera
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Al Jazeera Staff

India’s PM Narendra Modi to address US Congress

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi first addressed the US Congress in 2016 [File: Manish Swarup/AP Photo]

Washington, DC – Top lawmakers in the United States have invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address Congress when he visits Washington, DC later this month – a rare opportunity granted only to the country’s closest allies.

Democratic and Republican leaders in the Senate and House of Representatives announced the invitation in a letter to Modi on Friday, saying that the speech on June 22 would celebrate the “enduring friendship” between the two countries.

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