Beijing, July 15: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Chinese president Xi Jinping on Tuesday as part of the delegation of foreign ministers attending the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
This is Jaishankar’s first visit to China after the ties between the two neighbouring countries came under severe strain following the 2020 military standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.
“Apprised President Xi of the recent development of our bilateral ties,” Jaishankar said in a post on X, accompanied by a picture of him shaking hands with Xi.
Jaishankar arrived in China after concluding his visit to Singapore, his first trip to China in five years.
On Monday, Jaishankar held detailed talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing and spoke about the need for a far-seeing approach to bilateral ties.
Jaishankar told his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi that the neighbours have made “good progress” over the last nine months in normalising relations, adding that it was key to avoid restrictive trade measures and roadblocks.
The External Affairs minister also said that, India and China’s bilateral relationship requires both nations to take a far-sighted approach to their ties, reports said.
India and China should now look at de-escalation of the situation along the LAC after making “good progress” in normalising the bilateral ties in the past nine months, Jaishankar said.
