印度總理白宮會晤奧巴馬總統

India's new Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the White House Monday for the first of two days of meetings with U.S. President Barack Obama.

The new Indian leader took on rock star status Sunday at a reception in New York as a throng of Indian Americans cheered Mr. Modi during his first U.S. visit.

More than 18,000 Indian Americans gave the new prime minister a rousing reception as he spoke from a rotating stage at Madison Square Garden.

Mr. Modi assured the Indian expatriates that his government "will not do anything" to let them down. The Indian leader said there "is an atmosphere of hope and enthusiasm" in his country.印度新總理莫迪星期一訪問白宮，會晤奧巴馬總統。兩位領導人將舉行兩天會晤。

星期天，大批印度裔美國人向歡迎搖滾明星一樣熱烈歡迎莫迪首次訪美。

莫迪在麥迪遜廣場旋轉舞臺上發表講話，受到1萬8千多印度裔美國人的熱烈歡呼。

莫迪向他的聽衆保證說，印度政府不會做讓他們失望的任何事情。他說，印度現在充滿希望和熱情。