BRICS Summit: President Xi stresses common interests in enhancing India-China relations during talks with PM Modi
New Delhi, August 25: During a conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Xi Jinping highlighted the significance of improving relations between China and India, underscoring its alignment with shared interests and its positive impact on regional and global peace and stability.
The remarks were made public through a Chinese statement on Friday, shedding light on the discussions that took place between the two leaders on the sidelines of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) Summit held in Johannesburg.
India's Foreign Secretary, Vinay Kwatra, revealed that during the encounter, Prime Minister Modi expressed India's concerns regarding the "unresolved" matters along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. The Prime Minister emphasized the crucial role of maintaining peace and tranquility in border areas for the normalization of India-China relations.
The Chinese statement portrayed the conversation between President Xi and Prime Minister Modi on Wednesday as "open and comprehensive."
"On August 23, President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on current China-India relations and other questions of shared interest on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit," the statement read.
"President Xi stressed that improving China-India relations serves common interests of the two countries and peoples, and is also conducive to peace, stability, and development of the world and the region," it added.
Both sides were urged to consider the larger context of their bilateral relationship and manage the border issue effectively to collaboratively uphold peace and serenity in the border regions, as conveyed by the statement released by the Chinese embassy in New Delhi.
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- With inputs from agencies
