Ahmedabad, Sep 17 (IANS): Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives here Wednesday afternoon on the first leg of his three-day India visit during which trade and investment are expected to top the agenda of talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi besides other bilateral and regional issues. <\/p>\n
Xi is arriving in Ahmedabad, the commercial capital of Gujarat state, at the head of a high-powered delegation. <\/p>\n
In a first, Modi will receive the Chinese president in Ahmedabad after which the two sides are to ink some agreements related to the region. <\/p>\n
The city has decked up to receive the Chinese leader. <\/p>\n
A red carpet welcome and Gujarati culture and cuisine await Xi during his six-hour visit to the state. <\/p>\n
Modi, who arrived in Ahmedabd Tuesday, said visiting heads of states should travel beyond New Delhi and see smaller towns to understand the country's diversity better. <\/p>\n
This was Modi's first visit to Gujarat after becoming prime minister. <\/p>\n
While in Ahmedabad, Xi is to visit Mahatma Gandhi's Sabarmati Ashram and spend some time there along with Modi, who is to host a private dinner for the Chinese president at the Sabarmati Riverfront Park. <\/p>\n
The day also marks Modi's 64th birthday. <\/p>\n
The Sabarmati riverfront is a pet project of Modi, who as Gujarat chief minister developed it on the line of the Thames river of London. <\/p>\n
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