Prime Minister Narendra Modi and China’s President Xi Jinping held a bilateral meeting in Tianjin on Sunday, August 31, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit.
“I congratulate you on China’s successful chairmanship of the SCO. I thank you for the invitation to visit China and for our meeting today,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
PM Modi is in China for the first time in seven years to attend a two-day meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, where Russian President Vladimir Putin and leaders from Central Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East will gather with Xi in a powerful show of Global South solidarity.
PM Modi smiled and shook hands with Xi Jinping as he arrived to hold the crucial bilateral meeting on Sunday. A video of the two leaders emerged on social media.
Here’s all you need to know about PM Modi-Xi Jinping meet:
1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said an agreement has been reached between India and China’s Special Representatives regarding border management.
2. He said Kailash Mansarovar Yatra has been resumed.
3. Direct flights between the two countries are also being resumed, the prime minister added.
4. PM Modi said, “The interests of 2.8 billion people of both countries are linked to our cooperation. This will also pave the way for the welfare of the entire humanity. ”
5. “We are committed to taking our relations forward on the basis of mutual trust, respect and sensitivity,” PM Modi said.