Pics: PM Modi In Washington To Attend Nuclear Summit
Updated: March 31, 2016 12:00 IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Washington today to attend the Nuclear Security Summit, hosted by President Barack Obama, where world leaders from over 50 countries are expected to share their assessment of the threat from nuclear weapons and materials.
PM Narendra Modi arrived in Washington early today to attend the two-day Nuclear Security Summit.
During his two-day stay in Washington, PM Modi is scheduled to interact with a number of world leaders.
Attending the Nuclear Security Summit for the first time, PM Modi is expected to lay out his vision of securing nuclear weapons.
This is PM Modi's third visit to the US and second to Washington since becoming Prime Minister in 2014.
PM Modi is scheduled to hold a meeting with John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand later today and meet with scientists from Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO).
The summit would deliberate on the crucial issue of threat to nuclear security caused by nuclear terrorism.
