Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here today on a two-day "working visit" to meet US President Barack Obama at the White House,during which the two leaders are expected to discuss a wide range of issues with focus on defence, economic and regional issues.
The Prime Minister accompanied by his wife Gursharan Kaur was welcomed at the Andrews Air Force Base by acting deputy chief of protocol Rosemarie Pauli.
Singh is accompanied by National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon and Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh.
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid would join Singh from New York later in the day.
The White House said Obama is "looking forward" to the meeting with Singh at the Oval Office tomorrow.
Ahead of the visit, the White House praised the role of Singh in transforming the India-US relationship.


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