It’s important for both sides to have more communication, cooperation: Xi

During the bilateral meeting with PM Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping says, “It’s my great pleasure to meet you in Kazan. It’s the first time for us to have a formal meeting in five years. Both the people in our two countries and the international community are paying great attention to our meeting. China and India are both ancient civilisations, major developing countries, and important members of the Global South. We are both at a crucial phase in our respective modernization endeavours. It best serves the fundamental interests of our two countries and peoples...”

Modi says, “We are having a formal meeting after five years. We believe that the India-China relationship is very important, not only for our people but also for global peace, stability and progress. We welcome the consensus reached on the issues that have arisen in the past four years on the border. Maintaining peace and stability on the border should remain our priority. Mutual trust, mutual respect and mutual sensitivity should remain the basis of our relations.”

Xi says, “...It’s important for both sides to have more communication and cooperation, properly handle our differences and disagreements, and to facilitate each other’s pursuit of development aspirations. It’s also important for both sides to shoulder our international responsibility, set an example for boosting the strength and unity of developing countries and to contribute to promoting multi-polarization and democracy in international relations.”