LIVE: PM Narendra Modi welcomes Barack Obama with a hug By Ajith Vijay Kumar | 9:42 am: The aircraft has been parked at the Air Force technical area at Palam. 9:40 am: US President Barack Obamas Air Force One has landed at Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport. Reports said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will personally welcome him at the airport. Modi and Obama will take a stroll together in the Hyderabad House garden after joint statement, the ANI reported. Union Coal, Power and Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal, who will be Barack Obamas minister-in-waiting, has left for Palam airport from his residence. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said that the visit of the US president is high in terms of substance and symbolism. “Energy, trade, defence and economy are on our agenda. I can assure you that outcomes in terms of symbolism an substance would be historical,” he said. He added that the two countries have shared an expansive relationship in variety of sectors and substantial outcomes are expected after discussions between Obama and Modi. Obama, during his address at the Siri Fort auditorium on Tuesday, would speak on how to tap the energy of the people of India and the US, and to turn that into positive progress on the issues that matter in peoples lives, a top official has said, the PTI reported. Modi and Obama are likely to hold seven meetings. They will discuss issues including counter-terrorism, renewable energy and intellectual property rights. Accompanied by his wife Michelle Obama, he is scheduled to arrive at 10 am at the Air Force Station at Palam. US President Barack Obama will arrive in India in Air Force One, the presidential aircraft, on Sunday at 10 am for three-day visit. He is accompanied by his wife Michelle Obama. An unprecedented security cover, comprising Delhi Police and paramilitary forces, has been put in place in the national capital. The Indian intelligence agencies, security agencies are working in close coordination with the US Secret Service. He is the first US President to be invited as the chief guest for annual Republic Day parade. Obama is the only US President to visit India twice during his term in the office. CCTV cameras have been installed on the route in which Obama will be travelling and on Rajpath where he will visit to attend the Republic Day parade. Ahead of the visit, the White House has said that it is “genuine honour” for the US President to be invited as the chief guest. During his visit, he is scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and will hold meeting with the CEOs and business leaders.
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 04:33:30 +0000
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