TNAG-2798-FCO40-4038-Hong-Kong-six-monthly-meetings-of-foreign-ministers-1993 — Page 77

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INFO PRIORITY BONN, ROME, THE HAGUE, STOCKHOLM, HONG KONG

VISIT TO EUROPE BY CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER

1. QIAN QICHEN AND VICE .FOREIGN MINISTER JIANG ENZHU'S PROGRAMME NOW LOOKS AS FOLLOWS:

2

4

7

11

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4 MAY

7 MAY

11 MAY

13 MAY

THE HAGUE STOCKHOLM

ROME

BONN

2. SOME HONG KONG REPORTERS HERE HAVE SUGGESTED THAT THE PROGRAMME IS RATHER LEISURELY AND HAVE SPECULATED THAT A GAP MAY HAVE BEEN LEFT FOR A CONTACT SOMEWHERE WITH YOU. DIPLOMATIC COLLEAGUES HERE

ARE GIVING NO CREDENCE TO SUCH IDEAS: IT SEEMS THAT WHEN THE FINNS COULD NOT MANAGE 7-8 MAY (HELSINKI TEL NO 42) THE CHINESE DECIDED TO LENGTHEN THE ITALIAN LEG.

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