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US President Barack Obama has mentioned that he is very eager about the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and is looking forward to receiving him.
Obama, criticizing the attack of Indian embassy in Kabul, had called up Manmohan Singh to share his concern. Singh had called the US President to congratulate him on his 2009 Nobel Peace Prize winning.
"Late Saturday morning, President Obama returned Indian Prime Minister Singh's phone call. Prime Minister Singh had called President Obama on Friday to congratulate him on having won the Nobel Peace Prize," the White House said in a statement.
"The president also underscored his concern for the attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul and said that he looked forward to receiving the prime minister in Washington later this year," the statement said.
"The president expressed his appreciation for the call and congratulations. He noted that he was humbled and grateful for having received the Nobel, and that he saw it as a call to collective action on shared challenges," the statement said.
White House spokesperson Robert Gibbs has addressed that the first state dinner which will be hosted by Obama and his wife Michelle as “an important event”.
"I think it goes without saying that India is an important ally," Gibbs had mentioned on Friday.
"And obviously we continue to be very engaged with the Indians to bring about peace in obviously an important region of the world," he said.
