EAM S Jaishankar likely to travel China in August to lay groundwork for Narendra Modi-Xi Jinping summit in October
FirstpostIn the Wuhan summit, Modi and Xi decided to issue “strategic guidance” to militaries of the two countries to strengthen communications to build trust and understanding New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is expected travel to China in August to prepare ground for the second informal summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in India in October, government sources said. The primary objective of the visit will be to prepare ground for the second informal summit between Modi and Xi which is likely to be held in the second week of October, the sources said. The two leaders held the first informal summit in April in Chinese city of Wuhan months after bilateral ties came under severe strain following a 73-day standoff between the armies of the two countries in Doka La in the Sikkim sector of the border. In the Wuhan summit, Modi and Xi decided to issue “strategic guidance” to militaries of the two countries to strengthen communications to build trust and understanding, a move aimed at avoiding a Doka La-like situation in the future.