Sushma Swaraj leaves for China to attend meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

The visit gains significance in the backdrop of Doklam standoff

The visit gains significance in the backdrop of Doklam standoff

China, on Wednesday, had said that the upcoming visit of the External Affairs Minister will further enhance political trust between the two countries.

India was an "observer" in the grouping since 2005 and was made full member along with Pakistan a year ago. He visited three countries including Sweden, the United Kingdom and Germany.

Swaraj and Wang will be meeting for the first time after his elevation last month as the State Councillor, which makes him the top diplomat in the Chinese hierarchy.

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Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will also participate in the SCO defence ministers meeting on April 24. The last visit to Mongolia of India's External Affairs Minister had taken place 42 years ago.

On a related note, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval met with the Director of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Yang Jiechi during the former's two-day bilateral visit to China.

The proposed visit would be followed by yet another trip by Modi to China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Qingdao in June. Besides China and Russia, SCO's other members include, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India and Pakistan.

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