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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday called upon India and China to meet each other halfway and commit to mutual understanding.

 

Wang, who was meeting with Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri in Beijing, further said the two sides should seize the opportunity, explore more substantive measures, and commit to mutual support, and mutual achievement, rather than mutual suspicion, mutual alienation, and mutual consumption, a statement issued by the Chinese Foreign Ministry here said.

 

He added that since the meeting between President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kazan, Russia, last year, the two sides have earnestly implemented important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, carried out active interactions at all levels and accelerated the process of improving China-India relations.

 

Misri, who was also the former Ambassador to China, is here on a two-day visit for talks with officials to improve India-China relations.

 

The improvement and development of China-India relations is in the fundamental interests of the two countries and their peoples, is conducive to safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of the global South countries, Wang said.

 

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Good relations between India and China are also conducive to making contributions to the peace, stability, development and prosperity of the two ancient civilisations in Asia and the world, Wang said.

 

Besides being the Foreign Minister, Wang is a member of the powerful political bureau of the ruling Communist Party and China’s Special Representative for the India-China border mechanism.

 

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is the Special Representative from the Indian side.

 

Misri’s visit to China followed last month’s talks between Wang and Doval under the Special Representatives mechanism.

 

Misri after his arrival here on Sunday met Liu Jianchao, head of the influential International Department of the ruling Communist Party which sets the tone for China's foreign policy.