Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in New Delhi on Monday for a two-day visit and held a bilateral meeting with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.
Wang Yi, who is also a Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China, is visiting India at the invitation of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the visit would include important discussions between the India-China Special Representatives and on wider bilateral ties.
“Welcome to FM Mr. Wang Yi of China as he arrives in New Delhi on an official visit. Important engagements of the India-China Special Representatives and on bilateral relations over the next two days,” Jaiswal said in a post on X.
China said it is willing to use Wang Yi’s visit to India and the upcoming 24th round of talks between the Special Representatives on the Boundary Question as an opportunity to strengthen relations with New Delhi.
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“China is willing to take the opportunity of the visit to India to work together with the Indian side in implementing the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, maintain the momentum of high-level exchanges, enhance political mutual trust, strengthen practical cooperation, properly manage differences, and promote the sustained, healthy, and stable development of China-India relations,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said.
Wang’s visit comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s expected visit to China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin from August 31 to September 1.
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