PM Modi holds talks with Chinese Premier Li

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in the South Chamber of the Great Hall on People in Beijing.

Following the talks between the two leaders, delegation-level talks between India and China took place in the Eastern Hall of the Great Hall of People. Prime Minister Modi and Premier Li are scheduled to witness the signing of agreements between their respective nations after the talks conclude, which will be followed by statements to the press.

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi was accorded with an official welcome ceremony at the Eastern Plaza in the Great Hall of People. Prime Minister Modi, along with Premier Li, inspected the Guard of Honour before the national anthems of India and China were played at the venue.

In the afternoon, the two leaders are scheduled to address the State/Provincial Leaders' Forum, following which Premier Li will host a lunch banquet for the Prime Minister.

Prime Minister Modi will later meet National People's Congress (NPC) standing committee chairman Zhang Dejiang, before visiting the Tsinghua University, where he is scheduled to address the students. He will then visit the Temple of Heaven, where he will have his final engagement in the city: a yoga-tai chi joint event.

In the evening, the Prime Minister shall depart for Shanghai, the third and final city he shall be visiting during his current tour of China.