Obama for strong Indo-US relations, says White House
2 Aug 2014 6:59 AM IST
US president Barack Obama recognises the importance of a strong relationship with India, which is not only multifaceted, but there exists an important national security relationship, the White House said on Friday.
Obama, who has invited prime minister Narendra Modi for a meeting at the White House in September, is looking forward to hearing from his administration officials on the talks by secretary of state John Kerry and commerce secretary Penny Pritzeker, currently in India for the fifth annual Strategic Dialogue, White House press secretary Josh Earnest, told reporters at his daily news conference.
‘The president certainly recognises the importance of a strong relationship between the United States and India. That relationship is multifaceted. There’s an important national security relationship that exists there,’ he said.
‘There are obviously very important economic ties between our two countries. There exists the potential for us to build on some of those economic ties. I know that was the subject of some discussion during the talks earlier this week. I know the president is looking forward to being briefed by officials at the State Department and at the Commerce Department about the results of those conversations,’ Earnest said.
At the state department, deputy press secretary Marie Harf told reporters that there has been no policy change towards India after Narendra Modi became prime minister.
Obama, who has invited prime minister Narendra Modi for a meeting at the White House in September, is looking forward to hearing from his administration officials on the talks by secretary of state John Kerry and commerce secretary Penny Pritzeker, currently in India for the fifth annual Strategic Dialogue, White House press secretary Josh Earnest, told reporters at his daily news conference.
‘The president certainly recognises the importance of a strong relationship between the United States and India. That relationship is multifaceted. There’s an important national security relationship that exists there,’ he said.
‘There are obviously very important economic ties between our two countries. There exists the potential for us to build on some of those economic ties. I know that was the subject of some discussion during the talks earlier this week. I know the president is looking forward to being briefed by officials at the State Department and at the Commerce Department about the results of those conversations,’ Earnest said.
At the state department, deputy press secretary Marie Harf told reporters that there has been no policy change towards India after Narendra Modi became prime minister.
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