U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to visit India early next year, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.

Axar.az reports, citing The Hindu, that in an interview with IANS at the White House, Rubio said the Trump administration is working toward arranging the visit as India and the United States move closer to finalizing a bilateral trade agreement.

Rubio added that he also plans to travel to India before the end of this year to prepare for the presidential visit.

"I look forward to returning myself before the end of the year and setting up a presidential visit in the early parts of next year," Rubio said.

Asked whether Trump's visit could take place next year, Rubio replied: "We're hoping. That's what we're working towards sometime early next year to have the President come."