Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-nation visit from June 20 to 25 covering the United States and Egypt, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Friday, June 16, 2023. The official ‘State Visit’ to the U.S. is scheduled during June 21-23 which will be followed by a similar visit to Cairo.
Mr. Modi’s visit to the U.S. will begin in New York where he will lead the celebrations of the International Day of Yoga at the headquarters of the United Nations on June 21. Starting in 2014, the International Day of Yoga has become one of the major events under the annual calendar of activities of the U.N.
“Prime Minister will thereafter travel to Washington DC where he will receive the ceremonial welcome at the White House on June 22, and meet President Biden to continue their high-level dialogue,” a statement issued by the MEA informed. President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden will host a State dinner in honour of the prime minister the same evening,” the MEA said in a statement.
