(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - May 24, 2009: President Barack Obama invited Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit Washington D.C., and the two pledged to work together to tackle global terrorism and the economic slowdown, the U.S. embassy in India said. 
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, second left, takes oath as Prime Minister for a second term from the Indian President Pratibha Patil, left, in New Delhi, India, Friday, May 22, 2009. Patil, dressed in an elaborate white green and gold sari, administered the oath of office to Singh and his core Cabinet in a formal ceremony in New Delhi's imposing red-stone presidential palace. Seated front right to left are the ruling United Progressive Alliance leaders A.K Antony, P. Chidambaram and Mamata Banerjee, who were later sworn in as Cabinet Ministers.
Obama called Singh yesterday to congratulate him on being sworn in for a second term as India’s prime minister, and issued the invitation during the call, the embassy said in an e-mailed statement. Obama held his first face-to-face meeting with Singh in London during the Group of 20 summit in April.
The two leaders “discussed their mutual desire to strengthen U.S.-India relations, and work together to address common global challenges, such as the economic downturn, climate change, and counterterrorism,” the U.S. embassy said.
Singh took the oath of office as India’s prime minister for a second five-year term on May 22 after his Congress party-led alliance scored the nation’s biggest election win in two decades.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, second left, takes oath as Prime Minister for a second term from the Indian President Pratibha Patil, left, in New Delhi, India, Friday, May 22, 2009. Patil, dressed in an elaborate white green and gold sari, administered the oath of office to Singh and his core Cabinet in a formal ceremony in New Delhi's imposing red-stone presidential palace. Seated front right to left are the ruling United Progressive Alliance leaders A.K Antony, P. Chidambaram and Mamata Banerjee, who were later sworn in as Cabinet Ministers.
Obama called Singh yesterday to congratulate him on being sworn in for a second term as India’s prime minister, and issued the invitation during the call, the embassy said in an e-mailed statement. Obama held his first face-to-face meeting with Singh in London during the Group of 20 summit in April.
The two leaders “discussed their mutual desire to strengthen U.S.-India relations, and work together to address common global challenges, such as the economic downturn, climate change, and counterterrorism,” the U.S. embassy said.
Singh took the oath of office as India’s prime minister for a second five-year term on May 22 after his Congress party-led alliance scored the nation’s biggest election win in two decades. Please feel free to distribute this DTN News Report to friends or repost to your Web site linking to http://defense-technologynews.blogspot.com/
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