Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c17.s1.207

v2.c17.s1.207

• May 19-22, at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Chinese Premier Li Keqiang paid an official visit to India. During the visit, Premier Li Keqiang called on the President of India Pranab Mukherjee and held talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The governments of two countries issued a joint statement announcing the strengthening of cultural exchanges. The two governments declared 2014 as “China-India Friendship Exchange Year”, decided to complete the compilation of the Encyclopedia of India-China cultural contacts in 2014, agreed to jointly start the project of translating each other’s classic and contemporary works and decided to continue with the annual exchange of 100 youth delegates.