India, China discuss border issue; eight pacts signedPosted

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India, China discuss border issue; eight pacts signed
Posted on May 20, 2013 by sagarmedia

India and China today held Delegation level talks in New Delhi in which the Indian side was led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh while the Chinese side was headed by Premier Li Keqiang.

Eight pacts were signed including one on Brahmputra river data sharing , Trade and economic cooperation other key highlights of talks between Prime Minister and his Chinese Counterpart on this occasion.

After talks with the Chinese premier, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said we had wide ranging and candid discussions on various issues of mutual interest. He said while seeking an earlier resolution on boundary issue, both sides agreed that peace and tranquility on border should be preserved.

Speaking on recent Chinese incursion in Ladakh area, Dr Singh said we took stock of lessons learnt from the recent incident in the western sector.

India and China also discussed border issue including recent incursion in Ladakh.Urging China to remove trade imbalances, India sought opening of Chinese markets for Indian IT and pharma companies.

Chinese Premier said India and China are two engines of World economy.