On September 10, local time, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Indian Foreign Minister Jaishan Su during his attendance at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Moscow.
Wang Yi said that it is normal for China and India to have some differences as two neighboring powers, but to put the differences in the proper place in bilateral relations, the key is to uphold the leaders of the two countries that China and India are not competitors but cooperation. Partners, the strategic consensus that they do not pose a threat to each other and are opportunities for development.
As two large developing countries that are rapidly revitalizing, what we need now is cooperation instead of confrontation, and mutual trust instead of suspicion.
The more difficult it is, the more it is necessary to stabilize the overall situation and maintain mutual trust.
China-India relations are now at a crossroads again, but as long as the two sides firmly grasp the correct direction of China-India relations, there will be no obstacles that cannot be overcome or difficulties that cannot be overcome.
Wang Yi expounded on China’s solemn position on the situation on the China-India border, emphasizing that the top priority is to immediately stop shooting and provocation and other dangerous behaviors that violate promises, withdraw all cross-line personnel and equipment, and disengage contact as soon as possible, and promote the easing of the situation.
China supports the border defense forces of both sides to strengthen on-site dialogue to resolve specific issues, and is also willing to maintain communication with India through diplomatic and military channels, and work together to restore peace and tranquility in the border area.
Jaishan Su said that India does not want to see an escalation of tension in the border areas between India and China.
India's China policy has not changed, and I believe China has not changed either.
The Indian side always believes that the development of bilateral relations between India and China does not necessarily take the resolution of the border issue as a prerequisite, nor does it hope to go back in the past.
In fact, India-China relations have continuously made positive progress in recent years. The leaders of the two countries have met many times and reached a series of important consensus on the development of bilateral relations.
The Indian side is willing to work with China to ease the tension on the border through dialogue and negotiation and restore and maintain peace and tranquility in the border area.
After comprehensive and in-depth discussions, the two sides reached a five-point consensus on the current situation.
(Headquarters reporter Song Yao)