President Yameen to make first state visit to China
The trip takes place from December 6 until December 9 and is at the invitation of President Xi Jinping.
04 Dec 2017, 9:00 AM
President Abdulla Yameen is to make his first state visit to China, days after rushing through a massive trade deal with the world’s second biggest economy.
A brief notice issued Monday said the trip, which takes place from December 6 until December 9, was at the invitation of President Xi Jinping.
“High-level discussions with top government officials and stakeholders of China will take place during the visit, and a number of agreements on bilateral cooperation will be signed,” said the notice.
It is not clear if one of the agreements to be signed will be the one approved last week at hastily convened parliamentary sessions in Malé, where ruling party lawmakers fast-tracked a deal that commits both nations to slashing tariffs on most imported goods to zero.
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