Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is on a five-day official visit to China beginning today. The finance minister will arrive in Beijing today where he will participate in the first annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), which will be held on June 25 and 26.

Jaitley will participate in different sessions of the two-day AIIB meeting including a session on 'Infrastructure and Global Economic Growth' and 'Financing Green Infrastructure: The Role of MDBs, among others.

During his stay in Beijing, the Finance Minister will also hold talks with Chinese investors and bankers to seek investment in infrastructure and other sectors in India. The minister will also hold a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Lou Jiwei on 27th June.

Later on, Jaitley will participate in the 8th India-China Financial Dialogue before departing for back home.

Jaitley will return to New Delhi on the morning of June 28.