Cultural extravaganza in store for Chinese President at airport

Chennai: Chinese President Xi Jinping will be visiting India from 11th to 12th October for the second informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Tamil Nadu's capital Chennai.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued a statement in which it said, ''The forthcoming Chennai Informal Summit will provide an opportunity for the two leaders to continue their discussions on overarching issues of bilateral, regional and global importance and to exchange views on deepening India-China Closer Development Partnership."

Chinese President Jinping will arrive at Chennai International Airport at around 2 pm (according to Indian Standard Time) and will depart around 4 pm for Mahabalipuram, where he will meet PM Narendra Modi. From there, the Chinese President and PM Modi will embark on a guided tour on the three rich monuments namely Arjuna’s Penance, Panch Rathas and the Shore Temple. A cultural programme has been organised in the honour if the two world leaders at the Shore Temple.