China announces Foreign Minister’s visit to India for G20 meet
The Hindu
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang will attend the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi on March 2 at the invitation of India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar
China on Tuesday announced the visit of its Foreign Minister Qin Gang to India for this week’s G20 meeting, the first such high-level visit from the country in more than three years.
Mr. Qin, at the invitation of India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, will attend the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi on March 2, a statement from the Foreign Ministry said.
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While the focus of Mr. Qin’s visit is the G20 meet, it also marks the first high-level visit from China to India since December 2019.
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