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Swarajya Staff
Feb 11, 2020, 10:14 AM | Updated 10:14 AM IST
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On Tuesday (11 February) morning, the White House announced that US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will visit India to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi from 24 to 25, February, reports LiveMint.
It should be noted that this is going to be US President Trump’s first official visit to India.
"President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will visit India on February 24-25, 2020. The President and The First Lady will travel to New Delhi and Ahmedabad, which is in Prime Minister Modi's home state of Gujarat and played such an important role in Mahatma Gandhi's life and leadership of the Indian independence movement," said White House.
President @realDonaldTrump & @FLOTUS will travel to India from February 24-25 to visit Prime Minister @narendramodi!
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 10, 2020
The trip will further strengthen the U.S.-India strategic partnership & highlight the strong & enduring bonds between the American & Indian people. ðºð¸ ð®ð³
A trade is also expected to be signed during the first the visit.
On 16 January, the Ministry of External Affairs had announced that India and the US were in contact for the proposed visit of Donald Trump. However, the exact dates were not known then.