Trump Says 'Important' to Lower Trade Deficit With India, Alongside Prime Minister at Press Event
President Donald Trump during a joint press conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi June 26 said it is “important” for the U.S. to reduce its trade deficit with India, and for India to remove barriers to U.S. exports, the…
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White House said (here). Trump added that the U.S. is looking forward to exporting more energy to India as its economy grows, including “major long-term contracts” to buy U.S. natural gas, which are currently being negotiated. “We will sign them,” Trump said. “Trying to get the price up a little bit.” Trump and Modi also spoke about strengthening the bilateral trade and manufacturing partnership, “which we believe will be mutually beneficial to us,” Modi said.