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THE AGENDA


Political Field
  • ---Exchange of messages between Presidents, Prime Ministers and Foreign Ministers on January 1st to commemorate the Friendship Year

  • ---Exchange of high-level visits

  • ---Commemorative receptions to be respectively hosted by the two Ambassadors in each other's country

  • ---New recommendations to promote bilateral relations to be proposed by the 5th meeting of Eminent Persons Group (EPG) in India

  • ---Publication of major China-India bilateral agreements and MOUs on the eve of April 1st



Defence Exchanges
  • ---Visit of Indian Defence Minister to China and signing of the Proposed MOU between the two Defence Ministries

  • ---Continuation of defence exchanges at various levels

  • ---Trans-border interactive visits and sporting activities between the two Armies



Economic and Trade Fields
  • ---High-level business seminar to be held in China and India jointly organized by CCPIT from the Chinese side and FICCI / CII from the Indian side

  • ---Striving for operationalisation of border trade through Nathula Pass within the year of 2006

  • ---" Made In India " Show in China

  • ---Indian fashion show in China



Culture and Tourism
  • ---Visit of India's Minister of Culture to China

  • ---Visit of Chinese Government cultural delegation to India and signing of China-India Cultural Exchange Program for 2006-2008

  • ---Inauguration of the Indian-style Buddhist Temple in Luoyang

  • ---Opening or inauguration ceremony of the Xuan Zang Memorial in Nalanda

  • ---Reciprocal hosting of film festivals in each other's country and encouraging the joint production of films

  • ---Academic seminar on "China-India Cultural Exchanges" to be organized by China Institute Of International Studies (CIIS) or the Center for India Studies in Peking University with its Indian counterpart

  • ---Mutual translation of literary classics

  • ---Friendly exchanges of sporting activities

  • ---Participation of Liaoning Peking Opera Troupe in India's National Opera Festival

  • ---" Shanxi Culture Week" in India

  • ---A TV documentary series named "Along the Footprints of Xuan Zang" to be produced by CCTV

  • ---Visits of Indian Classical Dance Troupes to China ( Bharatnatyam / Kathak / Odissi )

  • ---Organization of "Treasures of " or Exhibition on "Journey of Buddhism from India to China"

  • ---Visit of Bollywood song and dance troupe to China

  • ---Exhibition of Indian books in China

  • ---Indian tourism seminar and road shows in China

  • --- Indian Food Festival in China

  • ---Indian photographic exhibiton in China by Chinese photographer(s)

  • --- Launching of Chinese language website by India's Ministry of Tourism



Education, Science and Technology
  • ---A workshop in India on education cooperation by major universities of both sides

  • ---Signing and operationalisation of MOU on China-India Steering Committee on S&T Cooperation during the proposed visit of MOS(S&T) to China

  • ---Exhibtion of practical Patented technology from India



Others
  • ---Exchange of visits of youth delegations

  • ---Release of commemorative First-day Covers or joint issue of stamps

  • ---Establishment of friendship cities between the relevant cities of both countries

  • ---The book " Dr.Kotnis And Me " written by Mrs. Kotnis (Mme. Guo Qinglan ) to be translated and published in India




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Programs for China-India Friendship Year 2006