Posted online: Saturday, April 09, 2005 at 0228 hours IST
NEW DELHI, APRIL 8: India and China are inching closer to formalising a set of guiding principles for the settlement of the boundary question, with the final details to be worked out over the next couple of days. New Delhi is hopeful that both sides will be able to finalise the agreement before Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao begins official meetings here on April 11.
So while Wen will be in Bangalore over the weekend, touring the Indian Space Research Organisation and Indian Institute of Science, Vice-Minister in the Chinese Foreign Ministry Wu Dawei will be here to hold last-minute discussions with Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran on the various agreements to be signed during the visit. These include political announcements, pacts for enhancing economic cooperation and a civil aviation agreement adding more flights, destinations and opening up China's skies to Indian private carriers.
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