Krishna inaugurates Indian embassy building in China

BEIJING: In making
stronger India-China relations,
External Affairs Minister
S.M. Krishna Wednesday
formally inaugurated
the Indian embassy’s new
$10 million complex here
which has been built with
sandstone.
“A modern and expansive
chancery clearly refl ects our
expectations of ties with
China,” Krishna, who is on
a three-day visit to China,
said at the inauguration ceremony.
Spread over 13,500 sq
metres, the new building
complex brings all the offi
ces of the Indian embassy
under one roof and is made
of sandstone and other materials
imported from India.
Designed by Indian architect
Raj Rewal, the building
also houses a cultural complex
and a 100-seater auditorium.
The embassy complex
has also been bolstered with
new security features after
an extensive review by Indian
security offi cials. “As
the only two nations with a
population of more than a
billion each, the foremost
priority for both of us is to
raise the quality of life of
our people,” Krishna said in
his speech at the ceremony.
“A stronger India-China
economic relationship can
make a direct contribution
to that goal,” he said, adding
that each of the two nations
has capabilities from which
the other can greatly benefi t.
“Indeed, as neighbors, the
stability and predictability
that we provide to the other
are itself of great value,” he
stressed.
In separate meetings with
Chinese Foreign Minister
Yang Jiechi, State Councillor
Dai Bingguo, who is also
China’s Special Representative
for boundary talks with
India, and Zhou Yongkang,
a powerful member of the
Standing Committee of the
Communist Party of China,
Krishna stressed the need
for building stronger India-
China relations.

CHENNAI METRO
09.02.2012