Jul 9

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he had a “comprehensive” meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and both of them are “strongly committed” to take bilateral ties to “new heights”. Mr. Modi said this in his post on the Chinese social media Weibo, akin to Twitter in China, where he had thousands of followers ever since he opened his account ahead of his China visit in May. This comes a day after raising strong concerns over China’s move to block action against Pakistan over Mumbai attack mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi’s release.

Prime Minister wrote that “I met President Xi Jinping once again, this time in Ufa,Russia where we both are attending the BRICS and SCO Summit “. The two leaders met last night on the sidelines of the BRICS and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summits in Ufa.

He said, “Our meeting was very comprehensive and several issues were discussed, both about India-China ties and global affairs. Both of us are strongly committed to taking India-China ties to new heights and increasing our economic, cultural and people-to-people relations”.

During his meeting with XI, Mr. Modi yesterday also voiced concerns over the USD 46 billion economic corridor that China is building with Pakistan as it crosses Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, which India considers its part.

Prime Minister also wrote, “Friends, I am in Ufa along with several world leaders. I am confident the BRICS & SCO Summits will be very productive and the outcomes will benefit the entire world”.

During their talks, Xi called for proper management of differences over border issue and told Prime Minister Modi that China and India should work together to build a closer, comprehensive and firmer partnership among BRICS countries.