Bharat Express

Eric Garcetti

US envoy Eric Garcetti praised the US-India relationship, highlighting its multiplicative and addictive nature

He also stated that 2023 was the best year in India-US history

"In the coming years, NASA and ISRO astronauts and scientists will be working and exploring side-by side, honing understanding of space and planet we call home": Eric Garcetti

As Ambassador, I will prioritize working with India to build green energy solutions and will support our growing bilateral effort to ensure a successful green energy transition,

"We have not done this for some of our closest allies. So India is accorded a depth of friendship and a strategic partnership that is unlike any other in the world. If that's not special then nothing is," he added.

For the fourth consecutive year, the bipartisan United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has advised that the US administration should designate India as a ‘Country of Particular Concern’.

Mentioning the 9/11 (US attack ) and 26/11 (Mumbai Attack), Garcetti said, "We've all lived through trauma and tragedy

“And we know that this is the first trip in 14 years of any prime minister to the White House at this level. We also know that this year holds great promises to be able to see what we can do.

Garcetti had earlier posted a video on Twitter recounting his visit to the Maharashtra Bhawan in Delhi.

Garcetti, in a video message said, “The world’s oldest and largest democracies, two nations that believe in our hearts about the power of people, have a great chapter to write together in the years ahead."