Press Release
On the visit of External Affairs
Minister to China
29/05/2008
At the invitation of His Excellency, Mr. Yang Jiechi,
the Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China,
External Affairs Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee will undertake an official
visit to China
from 4 to 7 June 2008. The visit of EAM will be the
first high-level political exchange between the two countries after Prime
Minister's visit to China
from 13 to 15 January 2008. Shri Jaswant Singh was
the last EAM to visit China on a bilateral visit from 29
March to 2 April 2002.
External Affairs Minister will visit Guangzhou
and Beijing. In
Beijing, he
will have discussions with his Chinese counterpart on bilateral relations and
regional and international issues of mutual interest. He will also call on His
Excellency Mr. Wen Jiabao, the Premier of the State Council, EAM will inaugurate the new Consulate General of India in Guangzhou.
New Delhi
May 29, 2008
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