WASHINGTON: The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to address a joint session of the US Congress during a visit to the United States in September.
The chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee California Republican Ed Royce has written a letter to House Speaker John Boehner and asked him to invite Modi to address a joint session of the House and Senate during his trip.
The letter was also signed by North Carolina Republican Representative George Holding.
The Congressional aides said that they expect an invitation will be issued to the Indian leader.
“In every aspect – whether it be in political, economic or security relations – the United States has no more important partner in South Asia,” the letter said according to a foreign news agency.
“It is not an overstatement to say that the US-India relationship will be one of the defining partnerships of the 21st century.”
During his visit to Washington, the Indian prime minister will also hold a meeting with the US President Barack Obama.
