China makes first visit to SAARC

Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing today attends the 14th Summit of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in New Delhi.

His attendance marks the first time a Chinese diplomat has attended the summit since China became an observer to SAARC in 2005.

"The fundamental objective of China's policy towards South Asia is stability, development and good neighbourly relations," Li said at a joint press conference with his Pakistani counterpart Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri in Islamabad, before he headed to New Delhi.