US Treasury Secretary to travel to India for Obama visit

Washington, Oct 30 (PTI) US Treasury Secretary Timothy
Geithner would be travelling to India next week to join
President Barack Obama, an official statement said here on
Saturday.
Geithner would not travel with the US President from
Washington, however he would join Obama in New Delhi from
Kyoto, Japan, where he will attend the Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) Meeting of Finance Ministers on November
5-6.
The Treasury Secretary would also not travel to the
Mumbai leg of Obama trip, which is mostly focused on the
economic aspects of the relationship between the two
countries.
In New Delhi, Geithner would be attending the Indo-US
CEOs Forum meeting on the sidelines of the presidential visit.
The CEOs Forum is expected to submit its set of
recommendations to Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh.
Obama would visit India from November 6 to 9.