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Krishna to inaugurate new Indian Embassy building in Beijing

PTI | By, Beijing
Feb 06, 2012 04:48 PM IST

External affairs minister SM Krishna will formally inaugurate the $ 10 million new Indian embassy complex in Beijing during his private visit to China starting on Tuesday.

External affairs minister SM Krishna will formally inaugurate the $ 10 million new Indian embassy complex in Beijing during his private visit to China starting on Tuesday.

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Though it is a private visit, Krishna is expected to meet his Chinese counterpart, Yang Jiechi.

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Krishna's visit will be mainly devoted to inaugurate the new sand stone structure on Wednesday. Besides inaugurating the building, Krishna would also attend a cultural event at the new auditorium in the embassy premises.

It is the first time that India has built its own Embassy building with a distinctive Indian look ever since New Delhi opened its mission in Beijing in 1950s soon after the formation of People's Republic of China (PRC).

The previous embassy was located in a bungalow.

Indian officials have already moved into the building which also has few staff quarters.

Krishna's meetings are still being worked out, a top Indian official said.

Some of senior Chinese officials were also expected to be present during the inauguration of the building.

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