Chinese foreign minister to visit India in December: Officials
October 29, 2017  17:17
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will travel to Delhi in December to attend the Russia-India- China foreign ministers' trilateral meeting, in what could be the first high-level Sino-India dialogue after President Xi Jinping commenced his second term.

Wang will visit Delhi to attend the RIC meeting and hold talks with his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj and meet India's top leadership, Chinese official sources told PTI in Beijing when inquired about commencement of India-China dialogue to improve bilateral ties as President Xi began his second term.

The once-in-a-five-year Congress of the ruling Communist Party of China which concluded here last week endorsed a second five-year term for 64-year-old Xi and elected a new set of leaders to rule the country for the next five years.

While no dates were mentioned for Wang's visit, officials said he will attend the RIC meeting in December, which will also provide an opportunity for talks on bilateral ties in the aftermath of the 73-day standoff at Doklam which ended on August 28.

Last month, Xi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi met on the sidelines of the 9th BRICS Summit in Chinese port city Xiamen and agreed to move forward. Media reports previously said the RIC meeting was planned for April this year but Wang did not confirm dates in the backdrop of China's protests over the Dalai Lama visiting Arunachal Pradesh in the same month.  -- PTI
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