With an aim to enhance political ties, EAM Sushma Swaraj emplanes for 4 day China and Mongolia tour

Beijing, April 21: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj emplanes for 4-day China tour. This significant visit aims to enhance political trust between two nations. She is expected to participate in a meeting of the foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). She will hold talks with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. 

This will be Swaraj's first meeting with Wang after he was elevated last month to be the state councillor. 

China, on Wednesday, said that the upcoming visit of the External Affairs Minister will further enhance political trust between the two countries.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying had said that the visit would also elevate the China-India strategic cooperation partnership.

Also this visit aims to develop a ground for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to China which is in next month. PM Modi’s visit for a bilateral summit would be a big step in improving relations after the ties hit a low in 2017 over the Dokalam standoff. The proposed visit would be followed by yet another trip by Modi to China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Qingdao in June.