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Affairs Minister visits China June 16, 1999 The External Affairs Minister, Mr. Jaswant Singh has said his visit to Beijing has led to better understanding between India and China on regional and global issues, including the security perceptions of the two countries. Speaking to newspersons in Beijing at the end of his two day visit, he said new initiatives are already on the anvil. Mr. Singh, who met Chinese Premier, Mr. Zhu Rongji on the last day of his visit, emphasised enhancing trade and economic relations between the two countries saying that these have not been sufficiently tapped. Mr. Jaswant Singh, the first External Affairs Minister to visit China in eight years, described his visit as 'rewarding'. The talks were fruitful and a consensus has been reached on a number of matters concerning bilateral ties, he said. |
