PM leaves on Russia, China visit

    By IANS,

    New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday left on a five-day official visit to Russia and China.

    He will be in Moscow Oct 20-22 where he will attend the 14th India-Russia Annual Summit with President Vladimir Putin. Both sides are set to ink a slew of agreements.

    The prime minister will then travel to Beijing for the second leg of his trip – Oct 22-24 where he will hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang and also meet President Xi Jinping.

    He returns Oct 24 late evening.