New Delhi/Washington/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday evening concluded his State Visit to the US and left for Egypt.

Modi said his US visit and his interactions there were aimed at adding momentum to the India-USA friendship.

The PM’s first-ever visit to Egypt is also a State Visit, at the invitation of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. The two sides are expected to ink several agreements.

PM Modi in a tweet said: "Concluding a very special USA visit, where I got to take part in numerous programmes and interactions aimed at adding momentum to the India-USA friendship.

"Our nations will keep working together to make our planet a better place for the coming generations."

The MEA spokesperson said: “PM @narendramodi successfully concludes his first Official State visit to USA, scripting a new chapter in India-US partnership.

“PM emplanes for Egypt where important engagements with a key partner country awaits.”