He is the first world leader to have dinner with Trump

US President Donald Trump will host Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a working dinner at the White House on Monday, the first of its kind.

“The White House is very interested in making this a special visit. We’re really seeking to roll out the red carpet. In fact, the both leader will have a working dinner at the White House. This will be the first dinner for a foreign dignitary at the White House under this administration a senior administration official said.

“They’ll start off with a one-on-one meeting. They’ll go from the one-on-one meeting to the bilateral meetings. That will last for about an hour. Then they will each give press statements,” the official, said clarifying that it would not be a press conference. “They’ll move from the press statements to a cocktail reception. And that will be followed by the working dinner. So it’s a long interaction, lots of time for the two leaders to get to know each other, to interact on the critical issues that face our two countries,” the official said.

The Modi trip is an opportunity to strengthen the US-India strategic partnership, which Trump very much views as a critical partnership in promoting stability and security in the Asia-Pacific region and globally.