Mumbai: Syed Akbaruddin, India’s permanent representative to the United Nations, who received Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the airport here on Sunday (local time), said that members of India’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations have been waiting for a long time to greet Prime Minister Modi.
“Welcome PM @narendramodi. We @IndiaUNNewYork have waited for long to greet u,” he tweeted.
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After completing his engagements in Houston, PM Modi arrived in New York on Sunday to attend the 74th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session.
The Prime Minister will address the UNGA for the second time.
In addition to bilateral meetings with other delegations, including UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the Prime Minister will also meet the Indian community in New York outside the General Assembly Hall.
Before leaving for New York, Modi shared the stage with US President Donald Trump to address over 50,000 viewers at ‘Howdy, Modi’! The event in Houston.
In their address, the two world leaders touched on various important issues of bilateral cooperation, taking the US-India friendship to new heights.
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