Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna has expressed confidence that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be invited by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to address a joint meeting of the US Congress.
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Modi has been invited by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden for an Official State Visit on June 22.
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Khanna in his capacity as Co-Chair of the Congressional India Caucus wrote to McCarthy on Tuesday urging him to invite Modi to address a joint session of the US Congress.
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Following a meeting with McCarthy on Wednesday, Khanna told PTI that he is very confident that the Speaker would extend an invitation to Modi to address the joint session.
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The dates of the address have not been finalised yet.
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The purpose of a Joint Meeting has usually been for Congress to hear an address from an important figure — generally a visiting foreign leader.
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who visited the US last month to commemorate 70 years of the US-South Korea bilateral defense treaty, addressed a Joint Meeting of the Congress on April 27, 2023.
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The US president and the First Lady will also host Modi at a state dinner on June 22.