Kazan. Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit in Russia’s Kazan on Wednesday.
President Xi said that as time-honored civilizations, large developing countries and important members of the Global South, China and India both stand at a crucial phase of our respective modernization endeavors.
He said it is in the fundamental interest of the two countries and two peoples to keep to the trend of history and the right direction of bilateral relations, adding that the two sides should strengthen communication and cooperation, properly manage differences and disagreements, and facilitate each other’s pursuit of development aspirations.
Both sides should shoulder their international responsibility, set an example in boosting the strength and unity of developing countries and contribute to promoting a multipolar world and greater democracy in international relations, he said. – CGTN
