President Obama & I discussed a wide range of other issues as well. It was good knowing how @WhiteHouse is marking Diwali. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 10, 2015

A short while ago @POTUS called. We exchanged Diwali greetings. This was our first conversation through the newly established hotline. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 10, 2015



NEW DELHI: US President Barack Obama called up Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday night to greet him on Diwali and they agreed to meet in Turkey on the sidelines of the G20 Summit to be held early next week."A short while ago @POTUS (President of the United States) called. We exchanged Diwali greetings. This was our first conversation through the newly-established hotline," Modi tweeted."President Obama & I look forward to meeting in Turkey during the G20 Summit," he said.Modi said President Obama and he "discussed a wide range of other issues as well. It was good knowing how @WhiteHouse is marking Diwali."After his visit to the United Kingdom beginning on November 12, Modi will travel to Turkey to attend the G20 Summit to be held on November 15-16.