Modi-Xi meet great significance to improve bilateral ties: China

BEIJING, Oct 24: China on Thursday said the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Russia’s Kazan on Wednesday carries a “great significance” as they reached an “important common understandings” to improve the bilateral ties.
“They reached important common understandings on improving and developing China-India relations and set the course to steer bilateral relations back on the path of steady development”, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian told a media briefing here.
Replying to a question on how Beijing viewed the outcome of the meeting, Lin said, China stands ready to work with India to view and handle the bilateral relations from a strategic height and long-term perspective.
China is also ready to step up communication and cooperation, enhance strategic mutual trust, properly handle differences, and bring bilateral relations back to the path of steady development as soon as possible, Lin said.
Modi and Xi, who met on the sidelines of the BRICS summit at Kazan, endorsed Monday’s India-China agreement on patrolling and disengagement along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. (PTI)