PM Modi to be first world leader to have White House dinner with US Prez Trump

Seeking to “roll out a red-carpet welcome” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Donald Trump would host him for a working dinner at the White House on Monday, the first of its kind under the administration.

“The White House is very interested in making this a special visit. We’re really seeking to roll out the red carpet. In fact, the two (leaders) will have dinner, a working dinner at the White House. This will be the first dinner for a foreign dignitary at the White House under this administration. So, we think that’s very significant,” a senior administration official told reporters at the White House on the eve of Modi’s arrival.

Modi arrives in the US Capitol tonight on a three-day visit during which he would have a meeting with Trump at the White House.

Beginning Monday afternoon, the two leaders would spend several hours together in various settings including one-on-one, delegation level, a reception and conclude with a working dinner.

“They’ll start off with a one-on-one meeting. They’ll go from the one-on-one meeting to the bilateral meetings. That will last for about an hour. Then they will each give press statements,” the official, said clarifying that it …read more