Barack Obama wraps up his three-day India visit, departs for Saudi Arabia
US President Barack Obama today left for Saudi Arabia, wrapping up his three-day visit here in India during which both the countries broke a seven-year logjam to operationalize a landmark civil nuclear deal,besides enhancing defense and trade ties. Obama, accompanied by his wife Michelle, folded his hands in a traditional "namaste" and waved before boarding Air Force One at the Palam airport where Union Minister Piyush Goyal and, Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh, were among those present.
Obama and the US
First Lady had planned a visit to the Taj Mahal but cancelled their trip to the
world heritage site and instead decided to visit Saudi Arabia to pay condolences to the Royal
family following death of King
Abdullah. Obama along with his wife Michelle left India at 1.55pm in
his Air Force One plane from Delhi Palam airport. The US president had been due to visit the Taj Mahal while in
India, but cut short his visit to
pay his respects to the new Saudi king. US President Barack Obama also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi
for a "memorable visit" and the people
of India for their warm welcome here.
"Thank you @NarendraModi for a memorable visit and to the Indian
people for their warm welcome. # India
-bo," said a tweet by the White house. Obama's four-hour stop in Saudi Arabia was to include a meeting
with new monarch King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al
Saud and a dinner with other Saudi
officials. In his talks with Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, both the leaders managed to remove the hurdles to operationalize the civil
nuclear deal besides deciding to jointly produce
military hardware and stepping up
economic engagement. In what Obama
called a "breakthrough", the two sides resolved key hurdles pertaining to the liability of suppliers of
nuclear reactors in the event of
an accident and the tracking of fuel supplied by the US. Obama yesterday became the first US President to
grace the
Republic Day celebrations. He is also the first American President to visit India twice. The American President today addressed a Town hall event at Siri Fort Auditorium here during which he spoke on a range of issues and made a strong pitch for religious a tolerance....
Republic Day celebrations. He is also the first American President to visit India twice. The American President today addressed a Town hall event at Siri Fort Auditorium here during which he spoke on a range of issues and made a strong pitch for religious a tolerance....
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