Ceremonial welcome for Trump at Rashtrapati Bhavan

February 25, 2020 10:27

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, Indian Ambassador to US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu and the three service chiefs were also present at the occasion.

Trump will now visit Rajghat to pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi. He will also hold talks with Modi.

The US President who arrived in Ahmedabad on Monday noon, had addressed the 'Namaste Trump' event with the Prime Minister at Motera Stadium, where he hailed the India-US ties. He had also held a roadshow with Modi besides visiting the Sabarmati Ashram.On Monday, while addressing a mammoth crowd of nearly over a lakh people at the mega-event in Ahmedabad, the visiting dignitary had lauded the bilateral ties shared between India and the United States and also called for opportunities for strengthening in near future.

He also announced that America will sign deals with India worth USD 3 billion for the supply of choppers to the Indian military and deepen further cooperation to eradicate cross-border terrorism in South Asia.

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