BEIJING – China has not yet announced to send its envoy to attend IndianPrime Minister Narendra Modi’s oath taking ceremony for the second term tobe held in New Delhi on May 30.
“As to whether China will send an envoy to the ceremony, I have noinformation to offer at the moment, Chinese foreign ministry’s spokespersonLu Kang said when asked was China sending a special envoy for the ceremonyduring his routine briefing held here on Monday.
He said that China congratulated Mr. Modi’s appointment as the PrimeMinister of India’s new government last week.
The Indian Prime Minister will be administered the oath of office for hissecond term along with his new council of ministers on May 30.
Indian President Ram Nath Kovind will administer the oath of office andsecrecy to the prime minister and other members of the Union Council ofMinisters at a ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday at 7 pm.
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Modi is the first BJP leader who has been elected for the second time aftercompletion of his five-year tenure, a feat so far achieved only by twoCongress leaders Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi.
From BJP, Atal Bihari Vajpayee was also elected as a prime minister for twoconsecutive terms, but his first stint had lasted only for one year andseven months.
Several global leaders including Prime Minister Imran Khan, ChinesePresident Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump, and Russian PresidentVladimir Putin has congratulated Modi on his election victory.
