Li Peng coming next week

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, JAN. 2. Mr. Li Peng, Chairman of China's Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, is visiting India from January 9 to 17 to give a new push to Sino-Indian ties.

He will meet the Prime Minister, Mr. A.B. Vajpayee, on January 15 and the President, Mr. K.R. Narayanan on January 12, and will visit Mumbai, New Delhi, Agra and Bangalore.

Mr. Li's visit is being hosted by the Vice-President, Mr. Krishan Kant, and the Lok Sabha Speaker, Mr. G.M.C. Balayogi. He will arrive in Mumbai on January 9 and leave for New Delhi two days later for an extended interaction with parliamentarians. On January 13, he will deliver a talk at the India International Center, and will leave for Agra the following day. He will be in Bangalore on January 16 and 17.

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