Xi Jinping proposed four steps to boost India-China ties in talks with Narendra Modi at the SCO summit, focusing on trust, cooperation, mutual concerns and multilateral collaboration.
Chinese President Xi Jinping put forward four suggestions to elevate bilateral ties during talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the SCO summit, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said, adding that the suggestions were positively received by the Indian side.
The suggestions were to strengthen strategic communication and deepen mutual trust; expand exchanges and cooperation to achieve mutual benefit and win-win outcomes; accommodate each other’s concerns; and strengthen multilateral cooperation to safeguard common interests—ideas that the Prime Minister “responded to positively.”
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Briefing reporters after the talks, Misri said the Prime Minister underlined the importance of peace and tranquillity in the border areas for the continued and smooth development of bilateral ties. “Prime Minister stressed that peace and tranquillity in the border areas is essential for relations between the two countries to move forward,” he noted.
Misri added that there was a broad element of consensus during the discussions. “Both leaders agreed that a stable and amicable India-China relationship can benefit the 2.8 billion people of the two countries,” he said.
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