缅甸总统吴登盛周一将造访白宫

Burmese President Thein Sein on Monday will become the first leader of his country to visit the White House in nearly half a century.

缅甸总统吴登盛星期一将成为近半个世纪以来第一位造访白宫的缅甸领导人。

The former general will meet with President Barack Obama during a visit human rights organizations and some politicians say is premature because of anti-Muslim violence and continuing rights violations in Burma.

吴登盛曾是一位将军，他在访美期间将会晤奥巴马总统。人权组织和一些政界人士说，缅甸目前存在针对穆斯林的暴力以及继续侵犯人权现象，因此这次访问的时机并不成熟。

Officials say the two countries are expected to use the visit to work out agreements that could lead to regular talks on boosting trade, labor standards and investment.

有关官员说，预计美国和缅甸将利用这次访问达成一些协议，而这些协议可能推动双方在促进贸易、制定劳工标准以及投资等领域的定期会谈。