Chinese Prez meets Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh

New Delhi, Sept 19: Congress president

and former prime minister

on Friday met visiting Chinese President

here.

They were also accompanied by Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi.

They called on Xi at Taj Palace Hotel, where he was staying. Meanwhile, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan too called on the Chinese President.

"The meeting took place at the Taj Palace Hotel as scheduled between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.," a Lok Sabha official told IANS.

Xi was staying at the Taj Palace in south Delhi's Dhaula Kuan area. He returned back to China after wrapping up a visit that saw him hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

IANS