Press Trust of India Posted online: Friday, January 21, 2005 at 1048 hours IST Updated: Friday, January 21, 2005 at 1439 hours IST
New Delhi, January 21: The night before taking over as US President for the second term, George W Bush spoke to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and told him about his desire to visit India which is expected to take place later this year.
Bush called up Singh on Thursday night and told him that he was looking forward to visiting India later this year, Prime Minister's spokesman Sanjay Baru said.
"We are also eagerly looking forward to your visit to India," Singh told Bush.
The US President complimented India on handling of the situation following the tsunami disaster and praised the role of civil and defence personnel, particularly naval forces, in reaching relief to the areas badly hit by the tsunami which left over two lakh people dead in several countries.
Bush told Singh that he was impressed with the speed with which India acted in reaching relief to Andaman and Nicobar islands and other areas as also to Sri Lanka, Maldives and Indeonesia.
New Delhi, January 21: The night before taking over as US President for the second term, George W Bush spoke to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and told him about his desire to visit India which is expected to take place later this year.
