Mr Jiang is the first Chinese president to visit Israel

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Published: 12:00am, 13 Apr, 2000

Updated: 12:00am, 13 Apr, 2000

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Mr Jiang is the first Chinese president to visit Israel. During his five-day stay, he will also visit the Palestinian territories and make a brief trip to Egypt.

Mr Jiang will head to Turkey and then Greece between April 21 and 24, before making the first visit by a Chinese president to South Africa between April 24 and 27.