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'COMMIT TO STRENGTHENING BILATERAL TIES'

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President-elect Donald Trump have "reaffirmed their commitment" to working together to further strengthen bilateral ties across a range of sectors, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.

In a statement on the phone conversation Modi had with Trump a day ago, the MEA said PM Modi highlighted that the US leader's "spectacular and resounding victory" in the election reflected the "deep trust" of the American people in his leadership and vision.

Modi warmly congratulated Trump on his "re-election as the president of the United States of America as well as the Republican Party's success in the Congressional elections", it said.

They reaffirmed their commitment to working together to further strengthen bilateral ties across technology, defence, energy, space and several other sectors," the statement said.

PM Modi had on Wednesday night posted on X that he had a "great conversation" with his "friend" Trump.

The MEA, in its statement, shared some of the broader points of their telephonic conversation.

Both leaders reiterated the importance of the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership for the "benefit of the people of the two countries as well as for global peace and stability", it said.