 gentlemen a good day over here thank you you're good to be here thank you were you ready okay prime minister moody uh it's always good to see you i'm looking forward to seeing you in japan uh about the 24th of may and uh i was honored to welcome you to the white house last september to discuss us in the relations uh to meet with our fellow quad leaders and uh i'm pleased to have this opportunity to speak to you today virtually and with your two ministers and your ambassador here in person it's a contemporaneous oh i'm sorry there's two vibrant democracies who one is learning how to make sure i can do this contemporaneously but two vibrant why we have a we take uh the same concerns about the global challenges we face with COVID-19 advancing health security and tracking the climate crisis and we share a strong and growing major defense partnership at the root of our partnership is a deep connection between our people ties a family of friendship and of shared values on that note i want to welcome uh india's humanitarian support for the people of ukraine or suffering a horrific assault including a tragic shelling in a train station last week that killed dozens of innocent children and women and civilians attempting to flee the violence the united states and india are going to continue our close consultation on how to manage the stabilizing effects of this russian war and i'm looking forward to our discussions today mr prime minister our continued consultation and dialogue are key to ensuring the us india relationship continues to grow deeper and stronger delivering our people and our global good good that we all are seeking to manage particularly in your part of the world uh and the floor is yours mr prime minister president biden as our raksha or videsh mantri kus derbaat two plus two format may be linked with the family our e-mail account unki bachit ko disha de ne ke liye mahato poon hai at this virtual mula kaat ka initiative aple liya is ke liye bhi me aapka abhinandan karta haa actuality pichle saal september me jammu washington aya thaar arjis ka apne abhi jikra bhi kyaar arthab apne kaha thaar ki bharat america partnership bahut si bhai shrikh samashyao ke samadhan me yogdan deshakti me aapki baat se poornataya sahimat bishwa ke doh sbse bade aur poorni lok tantra ke roop me hum natural partners aur pichle kush varshom me haa maare samandho me jo pragati hui haa jo naaya momentum bana hai aaj se ek deshakt pehle bhi shahed aisi kalpna karna muskil tha aksalansi aaj ki haa maari baat cheet aise samai par ho rahi hain jab ukrain maa sthiti bahut chintajarag bani hui hain kuch sbta pehle tak bhi sajar se adhik bharti a ukrain me fahse hui hain aur enime se adhikaun yuvaat chhatra the kaaphi mehanat ke baat hum unne bahaa se sakushal nikale me saphal hui hala ki ek chhatra ne apna jeevan khodia is poore ghatnakram ke daoran mehne ukrain aur rus dono ke rashpatiyon se kai baar phone par baatit ki mehne nasirb shanti ki appeal ki balki mehne rashpatiy putin ko ukrain ke rashpatiy ke sath seedi baatit ka sujhao bhi rakha haa maari saunsad bhi saunsad me bhi ukrain ke vise par bahut bichar vistar se charcha hui haal me bucha shahar me nirdosh nagrikon ki hatyaon ki khabar bahut hi chintajanak thi humne iski turant ninda ki aur ek nispaksh jaanj ki maag bhi ki haa hum asha karthe hain ke rus aur ukrain ke bhiich chal dahi baatit se shanti ka maar niklega excellency humne ukrain me civillian janta ki suruksha aur unko maanviya sahayata ki nirbaad apurthi par bhi mahatwa diya hai aur jiska abhi apne praram me jikra bhi kiya humne apni tarab se dvainya wa anne rahat samagri ukrain aur unke padoshi deshon go bhiji hai aur ukrain ki maang par hum sigra hi dvainyaon ka ek aur consignment bej rahe hain excellency apne apne kairakal ke shuru me hi ek bahut mahatupun slogan diya tha democracies can deliver baharat aur amerika ki partnership ki safhalta iss slogan ko sarthak karne ka safse uttam jarya hai iss sal baharat apne iswatantrata ki pacchatar bharj grant maanah rahe hain aur hum apne diplomatic relations ki pacchatar bhi salgira bhi maanah rahe hain mujhe bhi swaas hain ki baharat ki agli 25 saalon ki vikas yatra main amerika ke saath humari mitrata ek abhin ang rahe hain ek bahar fir aaj ke aayujan ke liye apka bahut mahat dhaniwaad prime minister we're gonna hold for just a moment mr prime minister while the press leaves the room