GL visits China after India

The Minister of External Affairs Prof. G. L. Peiris is scheduled to visit China on an official visit next week.

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Jiang Yu at a regular press conference Thursday announced that Minister Peiris will pay a working visit to China from 23-24 May at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi.

Minister Peiris visited India from 15-17 May, 2011 and held discussions with Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, his counterpart S. M. Krishna, and National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon.