China, India, Russia FMs to meet in Beijing

The foreign ministers of China, India and Russia will meet in Beijing next week, in the wake of US President Barack Obama's visit to India.

The 13th trilateral meeting scheduled for Feb 2 will coincide with Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj's first visit to China since she took office, China's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chun-ying said at a news conference on Wednesday.

Swaraj's visit, scheduled for Jan 31 to Feb 3, will also be the first visit by a Cabinet minister of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government to Beijing after India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi took office in May.