Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Agence France Presse)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host a private dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping on
Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad on September 17 when Mr Xi his India visit.
According to official sources, the private dinner will be attended by limited number of guests from each side. There will be five persons from each side at the dinner which will not be very ostentatious, officials said.
The Sabarmati riverfront was selected as a venue for the dinner as President Xi will be visiting Mahatma Gandhi's Sabarmati Ashram near it.
Sources said that President Xi, who is scheduled to arrive on the afternoon of September 17 in Gujarat, will leave for New Delhi soon after the dinner.
Everything for the President's visit was being done "as per the protocol", rejecting reports that there were elaborate arrangements for the dinner, souces said.
PM Modi today tweeted, "On 17th, President Xi Jinping will be in Gujarat. We look forward to extending a warm welcome to him but there will be no birthday celebrations".
Mr Modi will be turning 64 this year.