Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet US Vice-President Kamala Harris on 23 September in Washington, a day ahead of maiden bilateral meet between PM Modi and US President Joe Biden, according to the senior officials. A White House official told PTI, “The Vice President will meet with His Excellency Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India.”
The meeting will be held a day ahead of the maiden bilateral meet between him and President Joe Biden and the Quad Summit at the White House. This will be the first meeting between the two leaders. Harris had earlier spoken with Modi over the phone during the Covid-19 crisis. Harris is the first-ever person of Indian origin to be elected as the vice-president of the United States. On Wednesday, she will also lead a session at the President’s virtual COVID Summit on building back better and preparing and preventing future pandemics, according to a senior White House official. Harris, according to the White House, is scheduled to hold meetings with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday, Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema on Wednesday and President of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday.
