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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday raised the issue of Indian seafarers' safety with US President Donald Trump, stating that the safety and security of lakhs of Indian seafarers is of paramount importance to India.
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00:00and we're doing trade deals we're doing a lot of things a lot of things are
00:04happening between the United States and India the United States is doing the
00:09best we've ever done we have over 19.2 trillion dollars coming in and we're
00:14building factories we're building everything and Prime Minister's building
00:18a lot in the United States he's spending a lot of money in the United States so
00:22we appreciate that job but I just want to say he's been my friend for a long
00:26time now and we've always had a great relationship and it's great to be with
00:31you thank you very much great to be with you
00:49Mr. Mr. President it's a pleasure to meet you here in Avian we had an extremely
00:59productive meeting in Washington last year and since then we have given new
01:03speed and new energy to our relations and we are working together on a number of
01:07areas
01:17and we're also happy that our teams have also been working in close coordination
01:24and engagement and they've been working towards achievement of the targets that
01:28we had set for ourselves last year
01:30Mr. Mr. President I commend you for your leadership on the progress that has been made in the efforts to
01:46restore peace in West Asia
01:59Thanks to your efforts Mr. President a new hope for peace and stability in the region has been rekindled and
02:06I'm confident that this will lead to a long-standing peace in the region
02:20Mr. Mr. Mr. President you and I agree that keeping the state of Hormuz open is vital for the global
02:26economy
02:38India has consistently emphasized the importance of ensuring freedom of navigation and we should
02:43work together and place a particular emphasis on that.
03:06Mr. President, you are aware that across the world, Indian seafarers and hundreds of thousands are working and performing their
03:16duties across global maritime trade routes, including the Strait of Formos, and their safety is of utmost importance to us.
03:34Mr. President, you have made tremendous efforts towards reaching this understanding and this agreement, and I'm confident that the issue
03:43of seafarers will receive the highest priority during the implementation of this agreement.
03:57Mr. President, once again, I deeply appreciate and I deeply commend your efforts in ensuring the restoration of peace and
04:08making efforts towards restoration of peace and stability in West Asia.
04:11Mr. President, thank you very much, thank you, thank you.
04:14Mr. President, thank you.
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