Mukherjee, Yang hold talks in Beijing
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said India would make joint efforts with China to further the bilateral strategic ties.
By PTI |
BEIJING: External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said India would make joint efforts with China to further the bilateral strategic ties. "I am happy to discuss and share our common perception on bilateral, regional and international situations," ukherjee told his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi in his opening remarks at their official talks here. The two foreign ministers are expected to discuss the boundary row and irritants surrounding it during their talks being held at the Diaouyutai State Guest House.
Mukherjee and Yang are expected to review the progress in the boundary talks between the Special Representatives of the two countries who have conducted 11 rounds of negotiations. Yang thanked India for sending relief materials worth USD 5 million to the quake victims in western China. He noted that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as well as Mukherjee have written personally to express grief over the natural calamity which has claimed nearly 70,000 lives.
The Chinese Foreign Minister said that he was convinced that India and China could cooperate more to push their strategic cooperative partnership.
The meeting was also attended by Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon and India's Ambassador to China, Nirupama Rao. Mukherjee arrived in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou yesterday on a four-day visit to the Communist state. Earlier today, he officially inaugurated the Consulate General of India in Guangzhou, capital of the booming Guangdong province.
Mukherjee and Yang are expected to review the progress in the boundary talks between the Special Representatives of the two countries who have conducted 11 rounds of negotiations. Yang thanked India for sending relief materials worth USD 5 million to the quake victims in western China. He noted that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as well as Mukherjee have written personally to express grief over the natural calamity which has claimed nearly 70,000 lives.
The Chinese Foreign Minister said that he was convinced that India and China could cooperate more to push their strategic cooperative partnership.
The meeting was also attended by Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon and India's Ambassador to China, Nirupama Rao. Mukherjee arrived in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou yesterday on a four-day visit to the Communist state. Earlier today, he officially inaugurated the Consulate General of India in Guangzhou, capital of the booming Guangdong province.
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