Chinese foreign ministry official meets Indian Ambassador

Beijing: China's senior foreign ministry official in-charge of Asian affairs Liu Jinsong met Indian ambassador to China Pradeep Kumar Rawat amid India-Pakistan military conflict and exchanged views on bilateral relations and issues of common concern.

Liu, who is the Director General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, met Rawat on Monday, a brief press release from the ministry said.

The brief press release from the foreign ministry said the two sides exchanged views on China-India relations and issues of common concern.


This is also what the international community hopes to see, he said. China supports and welcomes this latest development, he added.

China hopes India and Pakistan will cement and continue the ceasefire momentum, he said.

The Indian embassy in Beijing had earlier cautioned state-run tabloid Global Times to verify messages before posting them on social media.