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‘Welcome to India’: Xi Jinping arrives in Chennai, meets PM Modi
Updated: October 11, 2019 7:49:31 pm- 1 / 9
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday met Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mamallapuram (also known as Mahabalipuram), for a two-day informal summit. The coastal town of Mahabalipuram is some 50 km away from the Chennai. (PTI)
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The two leaders are expected to discuss the new and updated confidence-building measures (CBMs) along the border and trade, among other things. (PTI)
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Prime Minister and President Xi Jinping at the Pancha Rathas complex. Modi welcomed Xi Jinping at Mamallapuram, wearing Tamil Nadu's traditional veshti (dhoti). (PTI)
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The Chinese president was accorded a red carpet welcome at the Chennai airport. (Twitter/narendramodi)
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The Chinese president was received by Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit, Chief Minister K Palaniswami, Deputy Chief Minsiter O Panneerselvam and Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker P Dhanapal. (Twitter/narendramodi)
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PM Modi also arrived in Chennai earlier today. He was received by Governor Banwarilal Purohit, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and Deputy CM O Panneerselvam at the airport. (Twitter/narendramodi)
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The venue of PM Modi’s meeting with Xi Jinping over Friday and Saturday will be Mahabalipuram, also referred to interchangeably as Mamallapuram. (Reuters)
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Ahead of the summit, locals were seen holding placards with pictures of PM Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping outside the airport in Chennai. (AP)