WASHINGTON: U.S. President Barack Obama left for India for a four days official visit to the country on Friday. He would reach Mumbai on Saturday.
President Obama will spend four days visiting the financial center, Mumbai and the capital, New Delhi, accompanied by several U.S. business leaders.
The president told reporters at the White House Thursday the region is one of "the fastest growing markets in the world," and his goal is to open up those markets to sell U.S. goods and create jobs.
According to VOA his stay in India will be the longest time he has spent in a foreign country since taking office.
After India, Mr. Obama will visit Indonesia, where he lived during part of his childhood, then travel to Seoul for the summit of leaders of the world’s 20 biggest economies.
President said that he has set a goal of doubling America’s exports over the next five years. In his departure statement before leaving Washington for Mumbai he said he was going to talk about opening up additional markets in places like India, so that American businesses can sell more products abroad to create more jobs at home.