BRICS Summit: PM Modi, President Xi hold talks, discuss ‘peace in border’
Live MintPM Narendra Modi met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa on Wednesday. The two leaders had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on current China-India relations and other questions of shared interest, the Chinese Foreign Ministry cited “President Xi stressed that improving China-India relations serves the common interests of the two countries and peoples, and is also conducive to peace, stability and development of the world and the region. Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra, while addressing a press conference on India’s participation at the 15th BRICS summit, said PM Modi in his conversation with the Chinese President underlined that the maintenance of peace in the border areas and observing and respecting the LAC are essential for the normalisation of the India-China ties. In a conversation with President Xi Jinping of China, the Prime Minister highlighted India's concerns on the unresolved issues along the LAC in the western sector of the India-China border areas. Prime Minister underlined that the maintenance of peace and tranquillity in the border areas and observing and respecting the LAC are essential for the normalisation of the India-China relationship," Kwatra said.