PM Modi and Xi Jinping meet in Brasilia over BRICS Summit
Op IndiaPrime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Brazil for the 11th BRICS Summit, met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday on the sidelines of the meeting. #WATCH Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, “When we met in Chennai, it gave our journey a new energy”, during bilateral meeting with President of China, Xi Jinping, on the sidelines of #BRICS2019 Summit, in Brasilia, Brazil. Meeting in Brazil on the sidelines of meeting the BRICS nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, Xi told Modi that he was willing to maintain close communication “to guide a better and more stable development of China-India relations.” The two should “increase political mutual trust, properly manage differences and expand practical cooperation so as to guide a better and more stable development of bilateral ties,” Xi was quoted as saying. “I welcome you to come to China for another meeting next year.” Jinping also thanked PM Modi for India’s substantial participation in the just-concluded China Import Export Expo in Shanghai. Read: After constant criticism over Doklam, Shashi Tharoor led parliamentary panel which included Rahul Gandhi, praises govt’s handling of the standoff After the Modi government effectively abrogated Article 370 and accorded Union Territory status to J&K and Ladakh, Pakistan and China had criticised India’s bold move.