In pictures: When PM Modi met President Trump

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President Donald Trump on June 26 for a White House dinner. The two world leaders made a joint statement and went on to talk about a host of issues regarding Indo-US relations.

Prime Minister, Narendra Modi (Left) along with President Donald Trump (Right) at the White House. Image Source: Twitter/ PM Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his maiden visit to the White House met the President of the United States, Donald Trump on Monday afternoon. The meeting was marked by a speech from both world leaders followed by one-on-one talks and statements to the media without taking any questions, a report by Reuters said on Tuesday.

PM Modi also met with America's Vice President, Mike Pence who tweeted, "Our two nations are tied together in friendship."

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Privilege for @POTUS & me to meet PM of India @narendramodi at @WhiteHouse. As Pres Trump said our 2 nations are tied together in friendship pic.twitter.com/YP3aRk7Tmw

— Vice President Pence (@VP) June 26, 2017

His maiden visit to the White House was also followed by a welcome tweet by the first lady, Melania Trump.

Welcome to the @WhiteHouse Prime Minister Modi! pic.twitter.com/JEAgtlUQcw

— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) June 26, 2017

The two world leaders went on to speak about relaxing trade ties between the two nations and to speak about aviation deals.

I thank @FLOTUS and @POTUS for the warm welcome at the @WhiteHouse. pic.twitter.com/0mL4yq9lst

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 26, 2017

"We discussed the various aspects of India-USA relations and how to improve ties even further," PM Modi tweeted on Tuesday.

My talks with @POTUS were extensive. We discussed the various aspects of India-USA relations and how to improve ties even further. pic.twitter.com/luWBVQWSzB

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 26, 2017

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PM Modi went on to tweet about the meeting with the American president.

India & USA are global engines of growth. @POTUS & I discussed ways to strengthen the economic & trade relationship between our nations. pic.twitter.com/OyTITg8B4m

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 26, 2017

PM @narendramodi with US President @realDonaldTrump and the first lady of USA @FLOTUS during his #USvisit pic.twitter.com/pxCoiuImHa

— PIB India (@PIB_India) June 27, 2017

PM @narendramodi with US President @realDonaldTrump and the first lady of USA @FLOTUS pic.twitter.com/3kIT7UXpne

— PIB India (@PIB_India) June 27, 2017

PM @narendramodi & US President @realDonaldTrump during Joint Press Statement pic.twitter.com/iooLvpE30r

— PIB India (@PIB_India) June 26, 2017

PM @narendramodi & US President @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/4yjIflurbZ

— PIB India (@PIB_India) June 26, 2017

During our talks, @POTUS and I discussed the menace of terrorism as well as the need to uproot all forms of terrorism. pic.twitter.com/9fxQRSKQAv

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 26, 2017

Areas where India-USA cooperation can scale up even further include maritime economy, technology, innovation & the knowledge economy. pic.twitter.com/1RHUJoDknG

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 26, 2017

I specially thank @POTUS for his kind words about India and his enthusiasm towards a vibrant India-USA partnership. pic.twitter.com/tmgzdXqN79

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 27, 2017

Sharing my remarks at the joint press meet with @POTUS at the @WhiteHouse. https://t.co/D4OYlPDfav pic.twitter.com/vMOnAXhgcs

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 27, 2017

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