Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday that she will visit China in April.
“Yes, it is going to be probably in late April,” she said in response to questions from the media on the sidelines of a seminar on ammunition management in the Army. However, she added that the agenda is yet to be finalised.
Last week, the Defence Ministry officials had denied reports that she was likely to visit China in the backdrop of efforts from both sides to ease tensions in bilateral relations.
Relations between both the countries have been tense since the 73-day Doklam stand-off last year. Since then China has increased its presence along the border and close to the Doklam stand-off site.
However, in the last two weeks, both sides have announced several steps to normalise the relationship.
