During a conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Donald Trump said that his country is ready to send the first consignment of 100 ventilators donated to India next week.
The White House reported that Trump spoke to Modi on Tuesday and the two leaders discussed the G7 conference, dealing with Covid-19, and regional security issues.
The White House issued a statement about the telephone conversation saying, “The President is pleased to announce that the US is ready to send the first consignment of 100 ventilators donated to India next week.”
Earlier, Prime Minister Modi had said in a series of tweets that he had a warm and meaningful conversation with his ‘friend’ Trump. “We discussed his plans for America’s presidency of the G-7, the Covid-19 global epidemic and many other issues,” he said. The Prime Minister said that the strength and depth of Indo-US discussions will be an important pillar in the global structure after Covid-19.
Trump gave information about the presidency of the G-7 group and its desire to expand the scope of the group to include important countries including India. “In this context, he invited Prime Minister Modi to participate in the next G-7 summit to be held in America,” the statement said. Modi praised Trump’s “creative and visionary stance” and said such an expanded platform would be necessary to take into account the changed reality of the world after Covid-19.
Modi said that India would be happy to work with the US and other countries to make the proposed summit a success. The statement said that Modi expressed concern over the “ongoing internal unrest in America” and hoped to normalize the situation soon. The Prime Minister’s Office said, “The two leaders also exchanged views on issues such as the Covid-19 situation in both countries, the situation on the Indo-China border and the need to improve the World Health Organization. Trump recalled a visit to India in February this year. Modi said that the visit was historical and memorable in many ways and it added new dimensions to bilateral relations.