Modi likely to hold his first ever meet with Chinese prez on July 15
July 13, 2014  15:09
Setting up Chinese Industrial Parks in India, increased access to Indian products to bridge the ballooning trade deficit besides border issues was expected to figure in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of BRICS Summit.   

Officials say that a mix of bilateral economic, trade and strategic issues was expected to figure in the maiden meeting between the two leaders who had the reputation of being strong leaders in their respective countries.  

Their meeting likely to be held on July 15 is taking place in the backdrop of signing of MoU to facilitate the Chinese Industrial Parks in India during last month's visit of Vice President Hamid Ansari in Beijing.   

Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who was part of Ansari's delegation, held extensive talks with her Chinese counterpart Gao Hucheng.
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