Chinese President Jiang Zemin Friday returned to Beijing after winding up his state visit to Israel, Palestine, Turkey, Greece and South Africa.
During the visit, Jiang also met with President Muhammed Hosni Mubarak in Alexandria of Egypt.
Those who greeted Jiang at the Great Hall of the People included Premier Zhu Rongji, Vice-President Hu Jintao, National People's Congress Standing Committee Vice-Chairman Tian Jiyun, Central Military Commission Vice-Chairman Zhang Wannian, Member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Zeng Qinghong, Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee Vice-Chairman Wan Guoquan, Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan, Minister in charge of the Central Foreign Affairs Office Liu Huaqiu, and Deputy Director of the General Office of CPC Central Committee Bai Keming, as well as diplomatic envoys from the above-mentioned six countries.
Jiang's entourage, including Jiang's wife Wang Yeping, Vice- Premier Qian Qichen and his wife Zhou Hanqiong, State Councilor Wu Yi, Director of the General Office of CPC Central Committee Wang Gang, Minister in charge of the State Development Planning Commission Zeng Peiyan, Director of the Policy Research Office of CPC Central Committee Teng Wensheng, Vice-Foreign Minister Ji Peiding, Deputy Director of the General Office of CPC Central Committee and Director of the Central Guards Bureau You Xigui, Vice-Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Sun Guangxiang, Special Assistant Wang Huning and Director of President Jiang's Office Jia Ting'an, were also back aboard the same plane.
