- Title: Chinese leaders meet foreign dignitaries after Belt and Road summit
- Date: 16th May 2017
- Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (MAY 16, 2017) (AGENCY POOL) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING SHAKING HANDS WITH MYANMAR STATE COUNSELLOR AUNG SAN SUU KYI MEETING IN PROGRESS XI SPEAKING VARIOUS OF SUU KYI SPEAKING CHINESE PREMIER LI KEQIANG SHAKING HANDS WITH SUU KYI MEETING IN PROGRESS LI SPEAKING SUU KYI SPEAKING MEETING IN PROGRESS LI AND SUU KYI STANDING FOR SIGNING CEREMONY/MYANMAR AND CHINESE OFFICIALS TRADING SIGNED AGREEMENTS AND SHAKING HANDS XI SHAKING HANDS WITH SRI LANKAN PRIME MINISTER RANIL WICKREMESINGHE MEETING IN PROGRESS XI SPEAKING WICKREMESINGHE SPEAKING MEETING IN PROGRESS LI AND WICKREMESINGHE SHAKING HANDS AND WALKING AWAY MEETING IN PROGRESS LI SPEAKING WICKREMESINGHE SPEAKING MEETING IN PROGRESS LI AND WICKREMESINGHE STANDING FOR SIGNING CEREMONY/CHINESE AND SRI LANKAN OFFICIALS TRADING SIGNED AGREEMENTS AND SHAKING HANDS XI SHAKING HANDS WITH FIJIAN PRIME MINISTER VOREQE BAINIMARAMA MEETING IN PROGRESS XI SPEAKING BAINIMARAMA SPEAKING MEETING IN PROGRESS LI AND BAINIMARAMA SHAKING HANDS AND WALKING AWAY MEETING IN PROGRESS LI SPEAKING BAINIMARAMA SPEAKING MEETING IN PROGRESS LI AND BAINIMARAMA STANDING FOR SIGNING CEREMONY/FIJIAN AND CHINESE OFFICIALS TRADING AGREEMENTS AND SHAKING HANDS XI SHAKING HANDS WITH SERBIAN PRIME MINISTER ALEKSANDAR VUCIC MEETING IN PROGRESS XI SPEAKING VUCIC SPEAKING MEETING IN PROGRESS LI AND VUCIC SHAKING HANDS AND WALKING AWAY MEETING IN PROGRESS LI SPEAKING VUCIC SPEAKING MEETING IN PROGRESS LI AND VUCIC STANDING FOR SIGNING CEREMONY/SERBIAN AND CHINESE OFFICIALS TRADING AGREEMENTS AND SHAKING HANDS
- Embargoed: 30th May 2017 12:37
- Keywords: Silk Road Suu Kyi Wickremesinghe Lu Keqiang Xi Jinping Vucuc China Bainmarama Belt and Road
- Location: BEIJING, CHINA
- City: BEIJING, CHINA
- Country: China
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0016H37MFB
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang met with visiting leaders from Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Fiji, and Serbia on Tuesday (May 16), one day after the conclusion of the two-day Belt and Road summit in Beijing.
Both Xi and Li held separate meetings with Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic at the Great Hall of the People. Li also held signing ceremonies with each leader where several agreements were signed to strengthen bilateral cooperation with each country.
During Xi's meeting with Suu Kyi, he reportedly said that China would continue to help Myanmar achieve peace, and called for both sides to maintain stability on their shared border, China's official Xinhua news agency said.
China has touted what it formally calls the Belt and Road initiative as a new way to boost development since Xi unveiled the plan in 2013, aiming to expand links between Asia, Africa, Europe and beyond underpinned by billions of dollars in infrastructure investment. - Copyright Holder: POOL (CAN SELL)
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