TIBETAN PM-IN-EXILE WELCOMES JIABAO’S INDIA VISIT
By ANIThursday, December 16, 2010
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Tibetan PM-in-Exile welcomes Jiabao’s India visit.
Samdhong Rinpoche, Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile, welcomes the visit of Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao to India and is hopeful that the visit will improve Sino-India relations.
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DHARAMSHALA, HIMACHAL PRADESH, INDIA (DECEMBER 15, 2010) (ANI-NO ACCESS BBC)
1. EXTERIOR OF TIBETAN PARLIAMENT-IN-EXILE
2. HOISTED FLAGS
3. A SIGNBOARD
4. LOCALS WALKING ON THE STREETS
5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SAMDHONG RINPOCHE, TIBETAN PRIME MINISTER IN-EXILE, SAYING: “I am very happy that finally he made this visit. We always look forward to improvement of Sino-Indian relations. Sino-Indian relations are very important not only for India and China but also for the world.”
6. LOCALS WALKING
7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SAMDHONG RINPOCHE, TIBETAN PRIME MINISTER IN-EXILE, SAYING: “We hope that his visit will result to resolve a number of differences between these two countries and make a new beginning to a very good relation between these two great countries.”
8. VIEW OF THE CITY
STORY: Samdhong Rinpoche, Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile, said on Wednesday (December 15) that the visit of Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao to India would further improve the ties between the two great nations.
He said this while talking to reporters in northern Dharamshala town of India’s Himachal Pradesh state.
Chinese Premier Jiabao arrived in New Delhi on a three days visit with a delegation of over 400 business heads looking benefit from the expanding economy of the Indian sub-continent. India, on the other hand, is looking to bridge the $ 19 billion trade deficit with China.
Rinpoche said that he is looking forward to improvement of relations between India and China after Jiabao’s visit.
“I am very happy that finally he made this visit. We always look forward to improvement of Sino-Indian relations. Sino-Indian relations are very important not only for India and China but also for the world,” said Rinpoche.
He also added that this visit could mark the beginning of strengthening ties between India and China.
“We hope that his visit will result to resolve a number of differences between these two countries and make a new beginning to a very good relation between these two great countries,” Rinpoche added.
A meeting between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is scheduled for Thursday (December 16), which would see the two leaders tackling rising tensions between Asia’s two powerhouses.
Border dispute is the major reason of tension between the two countries. China claims 90,000 square km (34,750 square miles) of territory on the northeastern frontier of India.
