Bush invites PM to visit US; PM accepts

New Delhi, May 7: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today accepted an invitation from US President George Bush to visit the United States.

Mr Bush extended the invitation when he made a telephone call to Dr Singh this evening, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said.

The mutually convenient dates for the visit would be worked out, it said.

The last time Dr Singh visited the US was in July 2005 when the two countries reached a historic agreement for cooperation in civil nuclear energy.

UNI