Welcoming the Prime Minister of India to the United States for meetings to advance the United States-India partnership.

warmly welcomes the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on his visit to the United States, which provides a timely opportunity to reinforce the United States-India relationship and make progress on a number of fronts;

believes that together, the Governments of India and the United States can bring immense benefits to their people and make enormous contributions to addressing the global challenges of the 21st century;

looks forward to making progress on a range of issues to deepen and broaden the strategic partnership between India and the United States;

welcomes continued progress towards a Bilateral Investment Treaty;

supports progress and implementation of the landmark United States-India civil nuclear agreement;

acknowledges that the progress made by the Government of India on economic reforms has opened new channels for foreign direct investment, and believes further liberalization can bring increased prosperity to both countries; and

recognizes there is strong potential to grow the bilateral relationship and increase cooperation between the United States and India, elevating the relationship to an even stronger strategic partnership.