Sheraton Sanya Resort Welcomed State Leaders

SANYA, China, April 27 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Mr. Stephen Ford, General Manager of Sheraton Sanya Resort, Vice President, Area Managing Director for South China warmly welcomed Mongolian Prime Minister Sanj Bayar and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key upon their arrival at Sheraton Sanya Resort.

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The two Prime Ministers visited Hainan Island for the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2009. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, who arrived at the resort earlier, held talks with them separately later in the afternoon. Premier Wen Jiabao also hosted a State Banquet for all invited state guests in the Seven Seas Ballroom in the evening.

This was the second time that Sheraton Sanya Resort has had the great honor to accommodate state leaders since the visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao during the Boao Forum for Asia 2008.

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