US Senate passes unanimous resolution on India and PMs visit

Lalit K Jha
Washington, Nov 23 (PTI) Welcoming the State Visit of
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the US Senate Monday
passed a unanimous resolution saying that India and the United
States can together make "enormous contributions" in
addressing the challenges of the 21st century.
Introduced by Senator Christopher Dodd, Co-Chair of the
Senate India Caucus, and co-sponsored by as many as 18 other
Senators, the resolution said the Senate "believes that
together the governments of India and the US can bring immense
benefits to their people and make enormous contributions to
addressing the global challenges of the 21st century."
A similar resolution was unanimously passed by the House
of Representatives last week.
The Senate resolution is considered to be significant as
it was passed during the course of a rare weekend meeting of
the US Senate which discussed the issue of health insurance
reform.
"Warmly welcoming Prime Minister of India Dr Manmohan
Singh, on his official state visit," the Senate said it looks
forward to the continuing progress in relations between India
and the United States.
Acknowledging the significant cooperation between the two
countries, the resolution said India serves as a pivotal and
effective partner in ensuring international peace and security
and is the third largest contributor of personnel to United
Nations peacekeeping missions. PTI