Foreign and Military Affairs

Chinese, Indian PMs meet on bilateral relations

By Qin Jize (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-10-29 11:13

HANOI - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh in Hanoi on Friday to discuss bilateral ties and other issues of common concern.

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Wen said he will visit India by the end of this year to mark the 60th anniversary of China's diplomatic ties with India. Singh said he welcomes Wen's coming visit.

Wen said it is his 10th meeting with Singh. He said both China and India are responsible countries and there are enough co-operation space in the world for the two nations.

The meeting was held on the sidelines of a series of summits between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its partners in the capital of Vietnam.

Wen said on July that China regards India as an important strategic partner of cooperation when meeting visiting Indian prime ministerial special envoy Shiv Shankar Menon.