Solid China-India relations ‘are an important factor for global peace and stability,’ Chinese President Xi Jinping was quoted as telling Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an informal summit in the central Chinese city of Wuhan on Saturday
The leaders of China and India stressed the importance of close ties in talks Saturday, against the background of their rivalry for leadership in Asia and the potential for cooperation on economic and security matters.
Solid China-India relations «are an important factor for global peace and stability,» Chinese President Xi Jinping was quoted as telling Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an informal summit in the central Chinese city of Wuhan on Saturday.
The two Asian giants should «engage in even closer strategic communication,» Xi was quoted by the official Xinhua News Agency as saying.
In a tweet, Modi said discussions over tea had been productive and that «Strong India-China friendship is beneficial for the people of our nations and the entire world.»
Talks touched on economic issues, along with people-to-people relations, agriculture, technology, energy and tourism, Modi said in his tweet.
The meeting comes amid tensions over the contested China-India border and a rivalry for influence with smaller neighbors.
