Modi to attend China summit this month

BEIJING VISIT, MODI'S FIRST SINCE 2018, CONFIRMED BY SECURITY CHIEF DOVAL

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit China later in August, his security chief said yesterday during talks with Beijing's foreign minister in New Delhi.

Modi will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit opening on August 31 in Tianjin, his first visit to China since 2018, Ajit Doval said in public comments at the start of a meeting with Beijing's Foreign Minister, Wang Yi.

The summit will continue till September 1.

New energy in ties

“Our prime minister will be visiting for the SCO summit,” Doval said, speaking of “new energy” in diplomatic ties.

Wang said China “attaches great importance” to Modi's visit to the SCO summit, according to an official translator.