Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese president Xi Jinping held their last round of one-on-one talks on Saturday during an informal summit.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese president Xi Jinping held their last round of one-on-one talks on Saturday during an informal summit aimed at forging consensus to improve the bilateral relations and address the contentious issues bedevilling their ties. Twitter@narendramodi
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As they resumed their one-on-one talks on Saturday, Modi and Xi walked along a sidewalk on the shores of the picturesque East Lake in China’s Wuhan city. PTI
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They also witnessed a traditional tea ceremony during their lakeside walk and then went on an hour-long ride in a double-decker boat. The two leaders expressed strong opposition to terrorism and committed to cooperate further in counter-terrorism. Twitter@narendramodi
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During the two-day informal summit between Modi and Xi, India and China decided to work on a joint economic project in Afghanistan, a move that could upset Beijing’s “all-weather ally” Pakistan, which borders Afghanistan. Twitter@MEAIndia
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After his arrival in Wuhan early on Friday, Modi and Xi first met at the Hubei Provincial Museum where the two leaders held one-on-one talks. Xi then took Modi on a tour of the exhibition of Marquis Yi of Zeng Cultural Relics and Treasure at the museum. Reuters
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At the delegation level meeting between the two sides on Friday, Modi underscored the importance of people-to-people contact. AP

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