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Several lawmakers and administration officals are also
scheduled to call on Singh during his stay here, including the
powerful Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi.
The most significant part of the Prime Minister's trip to
the US will of course be his one-on-one meeting with Obama –
which officials have said – would shape the direction of the
Indo-US relations for the next few years.

Though the two leaders met in April on sidelines of the
G-20 Summit in London and briefly at Pittsburgh's G-20 Summit,
this would be for the first time they would discuss bilateral
issues and possibilities of cooperation on key global issues
including Pakistan, Afghanistan, climate change and nuclear
proliferation.
Following the meeting between the delegations of two
countries led by Singh and Obama, the two leaders are expected
to address a press conference at the White House, and a joint
statement reflecting the strengthening of the relationship
between the two countries would be issued.
The Prime Minister has indicated that he would seek a
"more liberal" US technology transfer to India and an early
implementation of the Indo-US nuclear deal.
Besides terrorism emanating from Pakistan is also
expected to be high on agenda of the Singh-Obama talks.
The two sides are likely to sign an MoU on counter-
terrorism that will provide a framework for institutionalised
cooperation particularly in intelligence sharing, sources
said. (MORE) PTI LKJ
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