Chinese president Xi Jinping meets Modi envoy, talks of bonding with India
12 Sept 2014 5:23 AM IST
Chinese president Xi Jinping on Tuesday talked about strengthening ties with India and told the visiting National Security Advisor Ajit Doval that he was looking forward to meeting prime minister Narendra Modi during his maiden visit to India.
Top Indian and Chinese officials finalised Xi’s visit, including the programme and key issues to be discussed, amid indications that he may begin his tour in Modi’s home state of Gujarat on 16 September. The final touches to next week’s visit, the schedule of which was kept under wraps, were given by Doval who met Xi and handed over a personal letter from Modi.
Xi said Doval’s visit to finalise the programme testifies the great importance placed by Modi and the Indian government to the overall relationship with China. ‘It also sends a positive signal to the outside world and I appreciate that,’ Xi also the general-secretary of the ruling Communist Party of China told Doval.
Referring to his first meeting with Modi at Fortaleza in Brazil in July on the sidelines of the BRICS summit, Xi said, ‘I am happy about the great conversation I have had with Modi. During that meeting China and India leaders reached an important agreement,’ he said.
‘We both agreed that the China-India relationship is a relationship of important strategic implications and we believe that by upholding our shared interests and deepening our cooperation will not only promote our respective national development but also serve the benefits of our two countries and two peoples,’ Xi said.
‘In this way we will have important implications for the region and the world and also make important contributions to the region and whole world,’ he said.
Stating that he looked forward to his India visit, Xi said ‘I believe this visit will give me a better understanding of the development accomplishments of India and of the various cooperation between the two countries. I believe we will work together with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indian government to elevate our bilateral relations to a new level.’
Top Indian and Chinese officials finalised Xi’s visit, including the programme and key issues to be discussed, amid indications that he may begin his tour in Modi’s home state of Gujarat on 16 September. The final touches to next week’s visit, the schedule of which was kept under wraps, were given by Doval who met Xi and handed over a personal letter from Modi.
Xi said Doval’s visit to finalise the programme testifies the great importance placed by Modi and the Indian government to the overall relationship with China. ‘It also sends a positive signal to the outside world and I appreciate that,’ Xi also the general-secretary of the ruling Communist Party of China told Doval.
Referring to his first meeting with Modi at Fortaleza in Brazil in July on the sidelines of the BRICS summit, Xi said, ‘I am happy about the great conversation I have had with Modi. During that meeting China and India leaders reached an important agreement,’ he said.
‘We both agreed that the China-India relationship is a relationship of important strategic implications and we believe that by upholding our shared interests and deepening our cooperation will not only promote our respective national development but also serve the benefits of our two countries and two peoples,’ Xi said.
‘In this way we will have important implications for the region and the world and also make important contributions to the region and whole world,’ he said.
Stating that he looked forward to his India visit, Xi said ‘I believe this visit will give me a better understanding of the development accomplishments of India and of the various cooperation between the two countries. I believe we will work together with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indian government to elevate our bilateral relations to a new level.’
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