Trade promotion group visiting India to strengthen bilateral ties

NEW DELHI - A trade promotion group organized by China's Ministry of Commerce is currently visiting India to strengthen economic and trade ties and pragmatic cooperation between the two countries.

The group, which arrived in New Delhi last Friday and will stay until Tuesday, is composed of officials from the Ministry of Commerce and more than 30 representatives from various sectors including textiles, pharmaceuticals and petrochemical industries as well as commercial trading and agriculture.

On Saturday in New Delhi, the Chinese side and India's commerce and industry Ministry jointly organized the promotion of the China International Import Expo (CIIE), to be held in November in Shanghai, and held a signing ceremony pledging India-China trade cooperation projects, according to a news release from the Chinese delegation.