Minister of State for Exterior Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh will characterize the Prime Minister on the signing ceremony of the Gaza peace plan in Egypt on Monday, mentioned official sources in New Delhi. This was after US Ambassador-designate Sergio Gor met Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Sources mentioned the invite to the PM was from US President Donald Trump, who additionally headed to the coastal metropolis of Sharm-el Sheikh, the venue of the ‘peace summit’, and Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi. Trump and El-Sisi might be co-hosting the summit with the target of ending the two-year conflict in Gaza.
British PM Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron are slated to be among the many over 20 heads of states to attend the peace summit.
Prime Minister Modi has supported and endorsed the Trump-initiated Gaza peace plan, together with along with his social media posts and a private congratulatory cellphone name on October 9.
On Saturday, after assembly the PM, Gor mentioned the US “values” its relationship with India. Gor additionally handed over to Modi a framed picture of the Prime Minister and the US President in the course of the former’s go to to Washington DC in February.
The picture has a hand-written message by Trump. “Mr Prime Minister, you’re nice,” learn Trump’s message adopted by his signature.
It’s understood that Gor’s six-day go to to India would lay the groundwork for the PM’s assembly with Trump on the sidelines of the East Asia summit later this month.
Gor’s talks with the PM, Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Nationwide Safety Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval on Saturday focussed on cooperation in areas of defence, commerce and significant minerals.
New Delhi, which has resisted criticism of Trump for imposing 50 per cent tariffs on Indian items, and restrictions imposed on H1B visas, amongst different points which have damage Indian pursuits, is hopeful of a breakthrough in commerce negotiations.
In a publish on ‘X’ on Saturday, Modi mentioned he was “glad” to obtain Gor. “I am assured that his tenure will additional strengthen the India-US Complete International Strategic Partnership,” the PM mentioned.
Gor mentioned his assembly with Modi targeted on defence, commerce, expertise and significant minerals, including that President Trump considers Modi an amazing chief and a private buddy.
“We had an amazing sequence of conferences, together with with International Secretary Misri, Exterior Affairs Minister Jaishankar and Nationwide Safety Advisor Doval,” Gor advised PTI and two different media retailers.
“We simply completed an unimaginable assembly with Prime Minister Modi the place we mentioned bilateral points, together with defence, commerce and expertise,” he mentioned. “We additionally mentioned the significance of important minerals to each our nations,” Gor added.
“The US values its relationship with India and underneath the robust management of President Trump and Prime Minister Modi, I’m optimistic in regards to the days forward for each of our nations,” Gor mentioned.
“President Trump considers Modi an amazing and private buddy. Actually, simply earlier than I left for New Delhi, they’d an unimaginable cellphone name. That’s one thing that may proceed over the weeks and months forward,” he added.
Gor, accompanied by Deputy Secretary for Administration and Assets Michael J Rigas, is visiting New Delhi days after his appointment as US envoy to India was confirmed by the Senate.
Following his assembly with Gor, Jaishankar mentioned on ‘X’, “Happy to fulfill Ambassador-designate Sergio Gor of the US as we speak in New Delhi. Mentioned the India-US relationship and its world significance.”
On International Secretary Vikram Misri’s assembly with Gor, Exterior Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal mentioned: “They’d a productive alternate on the India-US Complete International Strategic Partnership and its shared priorities.”
American officers mentioned Gor is not going to current his credentials because the US envoy to the President of India throughout his keep in New Delhi this time.
It’s uncommon for an ambassador-designate to fulfill the PM earlier than presenting credentials to the President.
