Xi says China to boost closer development partnership with India

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Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that China is willing to consolidate and develop a closer development partnership with India.

Xi made the remarks while meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the 10th BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is their third meeting in three months.

"We have provided a top-level design for bilateral ties in a macroscopic perspective and a timely fashion, which is conducive to mobilizing the positive elements of all sectors in both countries and uniting the wills of the 2.6 billion people of the two countries, so as to form a force that would push bilateral ties into the future," he said.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi take a stroll along the shore of the East Lake in Wuhan, China, April 28, 2018. /Xinhua Photo

Xi said the Chinese side is ready to work with the Indian side to carry forward the fresh impetus of bilateral relations since their informal meeting in China's central city of Wuhan in April.

The Chinese leader called on the two sides to implement the important consensus reached by the two leaders at the Wuhan meeting and strengthen strategic communication, increase mutual trust, and properly manage differences.

Both China and India are countries of ancient civilizations, and have made important contributions to the advancement of human civilization, said Xi.

May 14, 2015: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits The Terracota Warriors Museum in Xi'an, China. /VCG Photo

Today, as major emerging market economies, as well as defenders and contributors of the current international order, China and India should strengthen bilateral cooperation, while exploring a new model for regional cooperation, upholding multilateralism, championing economic globalization and striving for a more just international order.

Modi said he and Xi had met three times in three months, and that can fully display the two countries enjoy a high-level bilateral relationship.

The Wuhan meeting is of milestone significance in the history of India-China relations, which has greatly increased mutual trust, and will bring new impetus and opportunities to the long-term development of bilateral relations, he said.

The Indian side is ready to keep close dialogue with the Chinese side, deepen cooperation in various fields, properly address differences, work together within a multilateral framework, and jointly handle such challenges as protectionism and global market fluctuations, Modi said.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency