China has said it hopes to continue to strengthen cooperation and coordination with India in international affairs and work together to maintain peace in border areas.
China’s position was articulated by State Councilor Yang Jiechi during talks with National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon on the sidelines of a meeting of senior BRICS representatives on national security in Cape Town on Friday. Yang told Menon that China hopes to continue to strengthen cooperation and communication with India, enhance coordination in regional and international affairs and work together to maintain peace in border areas, State-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Menon hoped China and India could maintain high-level exchanges, cement various negotiation mechanisms and expand cooperation to push forward bilateral relations to a higher level. In October, India and China inked the Border Defence Cooperation Agreement during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Beijing to maintain peace and tranquillity on the line of Actual Control.