New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs on Monday said Defence Minister AK Antony will visit China soon for bilateral talks. This comes on a day when Chinese Premier Li Keqiang held talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the national capital.
The Chinese Premier's visit comes days after the Chinese incursions in Ladakh. The MEA confirmed that Premier Li and Manmohan Singh discussed border issues. "The border issue was discussed in this meet. The boundary issue is a complicated one. The leaders recognised the complexity of the issue and left it for the special representatives to take it up," the MEA said.
The MEA also added that Premier Li's visit was a productive one with eight agreements were signed between the two countries. MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said the Commerce Minsters of the two countries are also expected to meet soon.
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10:14 AM, Apr 05, 2013
Two days after the Home Ministry handed over the Italian marines case to the National Investigative Agency (NIA), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday that it has not received any notification on the same. Sources had said the NIA was asked to take over the case after the Supreme Court of India had ruled Kerala police had no jurisdiction in the matter. ...
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03:13 PM, Apr 02, 2013
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04:47 PM, Mar 29, 2013
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05:49 PM, Mar 22, 2013
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03:04 PM, Mar 22, 2013
The Ministry of External Affairs has initiated a study of India's interactions with Italy and would take an appropriate decision in the marines issue once the process was over, said the ministry's spokesperson on Thursday. ...
05:34 PM, Mar 14, 2013
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09:15 PM, Mar 12, 2013
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11:30 AM, Mar 12, 2013
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04:53 PM, Feb 23, 2013
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11:02 PM, Jan 15, 2013
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03:10 PM, Jan 02, 2013
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