NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been invited by Speaker of the American House of Representatives Paul Ryan to address a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress on June 8 when he visits that country, local media reported Friday.
"The friendship between the U.S. and India is a pillar of stability in an important region of the world," Ryan told the media in Washington Thursday.
"This address presents a special opportunity to hear from the elected leader of the world's most populous democracy on how our two nations can work together to promote our shared values and to increase prosperity. We look forward to welcoming Prime Minister Modi to the U.S. Capitol on June 8," he added.
If Modi addresses American lawmakers, then he will be the fifth Indian prime minister to do so and the first after 2005 when then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had addressed the joint meeting of the U.S. Congress. (Xinhua)