In his conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed that improving China-India relations serves common interests and is conducive to peace and stability of the region and the world; according to the Chinese readout on Friday on the exchanges between the two leaders on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg.
“On August 23, President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on current China-India relations and other questions of shared interest on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit,” the Chinese readout said.
“President Xi stressed that improving China-India relations serves common interests of the two countries and peoples, and is also conducive to peace, stability and development of the world and the region,” it added.
“The two sides should bear in mind the overall interests of their bilateral relations and handle properly the border issue so as to jointly safeguard peace & tranquillity in the border region,” the statement released by the Chinese embassy in New Delhi said.
