Photos: Modi meets Obama, discusses first days at office at White House dinner
PM Narendra Modi met US President Barack Obama in the official dinner at the White House at Washington.
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US President Barack Obama greeted PM Narendra Modi with a 'Kem cho, Mr PM?' as he arrived for the formal dinner at the White House. Later, Modi gifted Obama an AIR recording of Martin Luther King's speech in India. PIB
Obama shakes hands with External Affairs Minister of India Sushma Swaraj as Modi looks on. Modi and Obama are said to have discussed their first few days in office also. PIB
Narendra Modi greets US Secretary of State John Kerry. During the dinner, Modi asked the others not to restrain themselves due to his fast. PIB
According to the MEA, when Obama greeted Modi with 'Kem cho', Modi replied, 'Thank you very much, Mr President.' Modi and Obama will also write a joint editorial for a leading journal. PIB
Other guests at the dinner from the US side were Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State John Kerry, National Security Adviser Susan Rice, USAID chief Shah from the US side. From the Indian side, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh accompanied Modi. PIB