Seoul, June 22 (FN Agency) Welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s historic visit to the US, a top official at the South Korean foreign ministry on Thursday said it will be helpful for the country to implement their Indo-Pacific strategies. Also calling it a good signal, he said, PM Modi’s visit would also mean that the US would try to support India’s policies towards South Asia. “It is a good signal for us too.
India will be having different relations with the US. This means the US will try to support India’s policies towards South Asia, and at the same time it will be helpful for us to implement our Indo-Pacific strategies, and especially our strategy would be based on three important principles one of them would be the inclusiveness.” “So, we welcome His Excellency PM Modi’s visit to the US,” the Korean official told reporters here replying to an UNI query. US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden on Wednesday received PM Modi at the White House.
The President, the First Lady and PM gathered for an intimate dinner and enjoyed a musical tribute to the regions of India, according to the White House. Modi arrived in Washington from New York where he led a historic event at the UN Headquarters earlier in the day to commemorate the 9th International Day of Yoga, attended by UN officials, diplomats and prominent personalities. PM Modi gifted Biden a special sandalwood box which highlights the value and respect Indian tradition associates with experience, officials said. Modi gave President Biden the unique sandalwood box sourced from Mysuru with intricately carved flora and fauna patterns and handcrafted by a master craftsman from Jaipur during an intimate dinner at the White House on Wednesday.