India, China strengthen bilateral cooperation

A VNA correspondent in India said that during his visit to China to attend events commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Panchsheel Agreement, on June 30 in Beijing, Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, expressing concerns over border-related issues and wanting to further strengthen bilateral relations.

Previously, on June 28, Vice President Ansari held talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Vice President Li Yuanchao.

Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari (right) and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Source: indianexpress.com)

During the talks, Mr. Ansari raised India's concerns over China's continued depiction of the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh on Chinese maps and its plans to build railway lines with Pakistan through Pakistan-controlled Kashmir.

On the occasion of Vice President Ansari's visit, on June 30, China and India signed three memorandums of understanding (MoUs) on building industrial parks in India and an MoU on sharing flood data on the Brahmaputra River.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to have his first meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) summit in Brazil on July 15.

The two sides are also arranging for Xi Jinping's visit to India later this year./.

According to VNA