Modi, Xi meet for first formal talks after five years
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the 16th summit at Kazan on 23 October 2024.
This is the first structured meeting between the two leaders in five years. After the meeting, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said: Welcoming the recent agreement for complete disengagement and resolution of issues that arose in 2020 in the India-China border areas, Prime Minister Modi underscored the importance of properly handling differences and disputes and not allowing them to disturb peace and tranquility.
The two leaders agreed that the Special Representatives on the India-China boundary question would meet at an early date to oversee the management of peace & tranquility in border areas and to explore a fair, reasonable, and mutually acceptable solution to the boundary question. The relevant dialogue mechanisms at the level of Foreign Ministers and other officials will also be utilized to stabilize and rebuild bilateral relations, the statement said.
The two leaders affirmed that stable, predictable, and amicable bilateral relations between India and China, as two neighbors and the two largest nations on earth, will have a positive impact on regional and global peace and prosperity. It will also contribute to a multi-polar Asia and a multi-polar world.
The leaders underlined the need to progress bilateral relations from a strategic and long-term perspective, enhance strategic communication and explore cooperation to address developmental challenges.
