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Sonia, Najma call on Zhu
By Our Special Correspondent
The Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, calling on the Chinese Prime Minister, Zhu Rongji, in New Delhi on Tuesday. - Photo: V. Sudershan
NEW DELHI, JAN. 15. The Congress delegation led by its president, Sonia Gandhi, today called on the Chinese Prime Minister, Zhu Rongji, and exchanged views on issues of bilateral interests.
The visiting dignitary appreciated the role played by the former Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, in bringing a turnabout in relations between New Delhi and Beijing and improving them. Ms. Sonia Gandhi accepted an invitation from Mr. Zhu to visit China.
The Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Manmohan Singh, and the chairman of Congress Foreign Policy Department, K. Natwar Singh, were also present at the 40-minute meeting.
The two leaders also discussed regional issues in the context of developments in Afghanistan. During the discussion, Mr. Zhu condemned the December 13 attack on Parliament House.
In a separate meeting with the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairperson, Najma Heptulla, Mr. Zhu agreed that terrorism was a menace throughout the world and it had to be contained through a concerted global action. He said there was a consensus between India and China on the issue of terrorism.
The two leaders also discussed the future of trade between the two countries that could be enhanced from the present $3 billion to $10 billion.
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