President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will host India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an official state go to and dinner in June, the White House introduced on Wednesday. 

The White House mentioned the June 22 go to will “affirm the deep and close partnership” and friendships between the 2 nations. 

“The visit will strengthen our two countries’ shared commitment to a free, open, prosperous, and secure Indo-Pacific and our shared resolve to elevate our strategic technology partnership, including in defense, clean energy, and space,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre mentioned in a statement.

The two leaders “will discuss ways to further expand our educational exchanges and people-to-people ties, as well as our work together to confront common challenges from climate change, to workforce development and health security,” Jean-Pierre added.

Biden is traveling as the primary sitting president to go to Papua New Guinea later this month, and Reuters reports that each Biden and Modi will meet with Pacific Islands leaders on May 22 on the best way to the Quad Leaders’ Summit in Sydney, Australia — forward of the official state go to in June.