Modi Leaves On Thursday On Three-Nation Visit

NEW DELHI: Several agreements, including in the field of trade and tourism, are lined up for inking during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's six-day visit to China, Mongolia and South Korea beginning.

The prime minister, who will be in China on, will land in Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi province and the hometown of President Xi Jinping.

The two leaders will hold a summit meeting, and later Modi will visit places of cultural interest in Xi'an, Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar said at a briefing here on the prime minister's upcoming visit.

Modi will visit places associated with China's history and civilization, the foreign secretary said.

Xi'an is associated with Chinese traveller Xuan Zang or Hieun Tsang, who had travelled extensively in India.

Among the places Modi is set to visit is the Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an.

He travels to Beijing later that evening.

In the morning of May 15, Modi will be accorded a formal welcome by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.

Both leaders will hold talks following which a "number of agreements" are slated to be inked, the foreign secretary said.

Both leaders will also make media statements.

The first meeting of the India-China State and Provincial Leaders Forum will also be held, which is to be attended by chief ministers and mayors from both countries.

Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis are slated to attend the event.

A cultural event will follow, that will see yoga and Tai Chi being performed at the Temple of Heaven.

Modi will leave for Shanghai, which is a "business stop".

On May 16, Modi will meet Chinese CEOs and address a business gathering.

Some business agreements are expected to be inked during the Shanghai leg of the visit.

Modi will visit Fudan University and inaugurate a centre of Gandhian Studies there.

A full range of political, bilateral, multilateral issues and related to trade investment, tourism would feature in the talks between the two sides.

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