Shivraj Singh Chouhan on 5-day China visit from Sunday

Meeting with Governor of Guangdong is also scheduled before he leaves for Delhi on June 23

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will embark on a five-day visit to China from tomorrow on the special invitation from the Communist Party of China, state officials said.

Accompanied by a high-level delegation, including industrialists, Chouhan will be in China from June 19-23. There he will be meeting leading business groups and company heads to seek investments for faster development of the state, an official of the MP Public Relations Department said.

The chief minister will address a business seminar, Invest in Madhya Pradesh, in Beijing on June 20.

Zhang Yujing, President of China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products (CCCME), will deliver an opening remark, he said.

Chouhan will highlight before the CCCME the major initiatives and policy benefits in favour of industries and fresh investments.

In the afternoon session, he will hold one to one meeting with heads of leading Chinese companies and invite them to invest in Madhya Pradesh.

On June 21, Chouhan will be on a cultural tour organised on behalf of the government of China.

He will hold discussions with Zhao Leji, Member Politburo of CPC, Minister Organisation department of CPC and Beijing Mayor, Wang Anshun the next day in the Chinese capital city.

He will also meet business leaders at Invest in Madhya Pradesh Business Seminar organised by Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), the official said.

Meeting with Governor of Guangdong is also scheduled before Chouhan leaves for Delhi on June 23.

Beside Chouhan, other members of the delegation include Minister for Industries Yashodhara Raje Scindia and representatives of different industries mainly energy, textiles, renewable energy and agro-food processing.

Hindustan Power Projects Pvt Ltd's Chairman Ratul Puri and Trident Groups Chairman Rajinder Gupta are also a part of the delegation.