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India, China pledge to deepen ties for 'lasting friendship'
Ajay Kaul
Phuket, July 22 (PTI) Notwithstanding their differences
on the boundary question, India and China on Wednesday vowed
to deepen their multi-faceted ties for a "lasting friendship"
as Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna met his
counterpart Yang Jiechi here.
During his first interaction with Yang on the sidelines
of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meet in this resort island,
Krishna said the two leaders would be in close touch and "use
the phone" as and when required as part of building ties.
"I had useful, cordial and friendly exchange of views
with my Chinese counterpart," Krishna told reporters after the
meeting during which they reviewed the bilateral ties and took
stock of multilateral issues like climate change, Doha round
of WTO talks and the upcoming G-20 Summit on economic meltdown
on which the two countries have similarity of views.
"We reciprocated mutual desire to deepen the
multi-faceted cooperation between the two countries," he said.
Yang said he was looking forward to the visit of India's
President Pratibha Patil to China later this year.
Expressing his deep sense of appreciation for the
invitation from the Chinese Government to Patil, Krishna said:
"These (high-level exchanges) serve the purpose of trying to
understand each other better and in forging lasting friendship
and partnership in the region."
"I look forward to working closely with my Chinese
counterpart," Krishna said.
He said the two sides also expressed satisfaction at the
bilateral trade, which is estimated to touch USD 60 billion by
next year.
To a question, Krishna said India and China are
competitors but there is enough space for both to grow.
On whether the border issue was discussed during the
talks, he replied in the negative.
The two countries have differences on the boundary issue
because of which China recently tried to block ADB aid for a
project in India's north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh.
The Krishna-Yang meeting came ahead of the 13th round of
border talks between India and China in New Delhi on August 7
and 8.
The External Affairs Minister said he was impressed with
the warmth shown by the Chinese leader and he assured him that
they will be in "close touch" with each other.
Krishna said he can keep in touch with his Chinese
counterpart over phone. His Chinese counterpart appreciated
his statement. PTI AKK
RAI
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Phuket, July 22 (PTI) Notwithstanding their differences
on the boundary question, India and China on Wednesday vowed
to deepen their multi-faceted ties for a "lasting friendship"
as Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna met his
counterpart Yang Jiechi here.
During his first interaction with Yang on the sidelines
of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meet in this resort island,
Krishna said the two leaders would be in close touch and "use
the phone" as and when required as part of building ties.
"I had useful, cordial and friendly exchange of views
with my Chinese counterpart," Krishna told reporters after the
meeting during which they reviewed the bilateral ties and took
stock of multilateral issues like climate change, Doha round
of WTO talks and the upcoming G-20 Summit on economic meltdown
on which the two countries have similarity of views.
"We reciprocated mutual desire to deepen the
multi-faceted cooperation between the two countries," he said.
Yang said he was looking forward to the visit of India's
President Pratibha Patil to China later this year.
Expressing his deep sense of appreciation for the
invitation from the Chinese Government to Patil, Krishna said:
"These (high-level exchanges) serve the purpose of trying to
understand each other better and in forging lasting friendship
and partnership in the region."
"I look forward to working closely with my Chinese
counterpart," Krishna said.
He said the two sides also expressed satisfaction at the
bilateral trade, which is estimated to touch USD 60 billion by
next year.
To a question, Krishna said India and China are
competitors but there is enough space for both to grow.
On whether the border issue was discussed during the
talks, he replied in the negative.
The two countries have differences on the boundary issue
because of which China recently tried to block ADB aid for a
project in India's north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh.
The Krishna-Yang meeting came ahead of the 13th round of
border talks between India and China in New Delhi on August 7
and 8.
The External Affairs Minister said he was impressed with
the warmth shown by the Chinese leader and he assured him that
they will be in "close touch" with each other.
Krishna said he can keep in touch with his Chinese
counterpart over phone. His Chinese counterpart appreciated
his statement. PTI AKK
RAI
NNNN
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information. If you are not the intended
recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please
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