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India for strengthening strategic partnership with China2006-05-28 Beijing: Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said he hoped to have a "very useful" meeting with the Chinese leadership to further consolidate India's strategic relationship with the Communist giant."I am expecting a very useful meeting with the leadership of China in the context of our growing relations and strategic partnership for peace and stability," he told PTI on arrival here from Japan on the second leg of his three-nation tour. "I do hope that this visit will also help to achieve that objective," Mukherjee, who was warmly welcomed at the Beijing International Airport by the Indian Ambassador to China, Nalin Surie and senior officials from the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), said. Mukherjee's visit is a major highlight of the joint activities undertaken by the Indian and Chinese Governments to mark 2006 as the 'Year of India-China Friendship'. The Defence Minister, who is here on a six-day visit, as a guest of his Chinese counterpart, General Cao Gangchuan, will he will hold official-level talks today. Besides holding official talks with Cao, he would also meet with the Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, Gen. Guo Boxiong and Chinese Foreign Minister, Li Zhaoxing. During the visit, the two sides are expected to sign a Memorandum of Understanding on exchanges and cooperation in the field of defence, which will be a key confidence building measure to ensure continued peace and tranquillity along the disputed Sino-Indian border. Sponsored Links
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