SHANGHAI, Jan. 29 (Xinhuanet) -- Mauritian Prime Minister Paul Raymond Berenger left here Saturday, concluding his seven-day China visit.

       At the invitation of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Berenger arrived in Beijing on January 23. This is his first China visit since he took office.

      An island in the southwestern Indian ocean, Mauritius has a population of 1.2 million and occupies an area of 2,040 square kilometer.

      China forged diplomatic ties with the country in 1972. Trade volume between the two sides reached 138.28 million US dollars in 2004.