Beijing:
India and China should meet with each other halfway and commit to mutual understanding instead of mutual suspicion, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday, when he met with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri.
Misri is here on a two-day visit for conversations with Chinese officials to improve India-China relations, on the second high profile of India to China in less than a month and a half.
At his meeting with Misri, Wang said that since the meeting between President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Russia last year, the two parties have sincerely implemented the important consensus achieved by the leaders of the two countries, carried out Active interactions at all levels and accelerated the process of improving relations with China-India, said a press release issued by the China Ministry of Foreign Affairs here.
“The two parties should take advantage of the opportunity, find each other halfway, explore more substantive measures and commit to mutual understanding, mutual support and mutual achievement, instead of mutual suspicion, mutual alienation and mutual consumption “Wang said.
The improvement and development of China-India relations are found in the fundamental interests of the two countries and their peoples, it is conducive to safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of the countries of the Global South, he said.
Good relations between India and China also lead to contributions to peace, stability, development and prosperity of the two ancient civilizations in Asia and the world, Wang said.
In addition to being the Foreign Minister, Wang is a member of the powerful political office of the Governing Communist Party and China’s special representative for the border mechanism of India-China.
The National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is the special representative of the Indian side.
Misri’s visit to China followed last month’s conversations between Wang and Doval under the mechanism of special representatives.
After his arrival here on Sunday, Misri met Liu Jiancao, head of the influential international department of the ruling communist party that establishes the tone of China’s foreign policy.
The two parties exchanged views on the joint implementation of the important consensus achieved by the leaders of the two countries, strengthening exchanges and dialogues, and promoting the improvement and healthy and stable development of relations with China-India, as well as issues international and regional of common interest. , official media reported.
The visit of MISRI, the former Indian ambassador to China, takes place before the celebrations of the Spring Festival of China and the Chinese New Year, starting on January 29, during which the country will officially close during a week.
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