CHINA: President Xi Jinping holds talks with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj in Shanghai, ahead of summit aimed at boosting regional cooperation

Record ID: 565467

  • Title: CHINA: President Xi Jinping holds talks with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj in Shanghai, ahead of summit aimed at boosting regional cooperation
  • Date: 19th May 2014
  • Summary: BAN AND XI SHAKING HANDS AND POSING FOR PHOTOS BAN INTRODUCING DELEGATES TO XI/XI SHAKING HANDS WITH DELEGATES PHOTOGRAPHER MEETING IN PROGRESS XI SPEAKING WITH CHINESE DELEGATES SEATED XI SPEAKING BAN SPEAKING WITH DELEGATES SEATED BAN SPEAKING MEETING IN PROGRESS MEETING BETWEEN XI AND MONGOLIAN PRESIDENT TSAKHIAGIIN ELBEGDORJ IN PROGRESS XI SPEAKING WHILE CHINESE DELEGATES SEATED XI SPEAKING ELBEGDORJ SPEAKING WITH MONGOLIAN DELEGATES SEATED ELBEGDORJ SPEAKING MEETING IN PROGRESS
  • Embargoed: 3rd June 2014 13:00
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  • Location: China
  • Country: China
  • Reuters ID: LVA9PDXQW0J2N6WRR50RJCJKAR5N
  • Story Text: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday (May 19) met UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj in Shanghai.
    The meetings were held ahead of a two-day summit on May 20 aimed at strengthening regional cooperation.
    Xi shook hands with Ban before sitting down for talks, a day before the Fourth Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia. Ban is also scheduled to meet Chinese Premier Li Keqiang later on Monday.
    After the meeting with Ban, Xi also held talks with Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj in the presence of delegates from both sides.
    China's state-run Xinhua news agency, quoting Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cheng Guoping said the summit in Shanghai aims to "promote communications and trust among relevant parties" and to "gather consensus and wisdom" in order to "solve pressing issues in Asia".
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