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Natwar Singh invited to China

BEIJING, MAY 31. The Chinese Foreign Minister, Li Zhaoxing, today invited the new External Affairs Minister, K. Natwar Singh, to visit China in June and be his guest in his hometown in East China.

``We will work together to further enhance our bilateral friendship and cooperation,'' Mr. Li said on the sidelines of a function to launch the Foreign Ministry's annual year book here. ``I was very happy to have the conversation with the new Indian Foreign Minister. You know we are very good friends and we agreed upon every topic of interest,''Mr. Li said on his first telephonic talk with Mr. Singh on May 26.

Chinese Foreign Ministry sources said Mr. Li had invited Mr. Singh to attend the Asia Cooperation Dialogue in Qingdao, in East China's Shandong province on June 21-22.

PTI

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