In a series of Facebook posts prior to his visit to the US and Ireland from September 23-29, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he would attend a working dinner with major Fortune 500 firms “to deliberate on investment opportunities in India.”

“I will have interactions with leading investors and financial sector firms… We have been interacting with several American business leaders over the last year and the outcomes have been encouraging,” he said in a post, said an official release on Sunday. 

Modi will also visit the West Coast. “It would be after a gap of almost 33 years that an Indian PM would be visiting the West Coast – the home of start-ups, innovation and technology,” he said.  Apart from that, the Prime Minister said he will be part of a Townhall Q&A at the Facebook HQ along with Mark Zuckerberg and will also see some recent technological innovations at the Google (Alphabet) campus and Tesla Motors, as also address a Renewable Energy Roundtable with USDOC and Stanford University.  “An event that I am enthusiastic about is the ‘India-US Start-up Konnect.’ India is emerging as a hub of start-ups in a wide range of areas and we aspire to take this further… At this event, a group of Indian start-ups will showcase their innovations and forge partnerships with the vibrant American start-up industry,” he said in a post.  In San Jose, Modi will interact with the Indian community on September 27. “We are very proud of the accomplishments of our diaspora that has made immense contributions to both our societies,” he added.

Modi said he was visiting the US at a “historic moment” when the United Nations is celebrating its 70th anniversary. In New York City, the Prime Minister will address the UN Sustainable Development Summit for formal adoption of post-2015 new sustainable development agenda. “The new goals are closely aligned with India’s vision for sustainable development and our flagship programmes for the same,” he said.  Modi will also participate in a summit hosted by President Obama on peacekeeping.

The Prime Minister will begin his foreign tour by visiting Ireland on September 23.  “It is after almost 60 years that an Indian Prime Minister will visit Ireland,” he added.

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