Modi, Xi Jinping call for peace on border
However, significantly there was no discussion on the issue of terrorism at the bilateral meeting.
New Delhi: The recent standoff at Doklam in Bhutanese territory and the scuffle at Pangong Tso lake in eastern Ladakh between Indian and Chinese security forces cast its shadow on Tuesday’s hour-long bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Chinese city of Xiamen, with both countries deciding that “personnel involved with defence and security must maintain strong contacts and cooperation and ensure that the sort of situations which happened recently do not recur”.
The two leaders also agreed that peaceful, cooperative relations were the “only correct choice”.
Briefing reporters after the meeting, foreign secretary S. Jaishankar said that the approach was “forward-looking” during the “constructive” meeting in which it was reaffirmed that maintaining peace and tranquillity in the border areas was a pre-requisite for the development of India-China relations.
However, significantly there was no discussion on the issue of terrorism at the bilateral meeting.
China wants to put India ties on the ‘right track’
Mr Jinping was quoted by media from Xiamen as telling Mr Modi that China wants to put its relationship with India on the “right track”. “China is willing to work with India ... to increase political trust, advance mutually beneficial cooperation and promote the further development of China-India relations along the correct path China and India must maintain the fundamental determination that each other constitute mutual development opportunities and do not constitute a mutual threat,” Mr Jinping was quoted as telling Mr Modi.