India says willing to further promote mutual understanding, trust with China

The Indian president (right) met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left) on Monday. [Photo: fmprc.gov.cn]

Indian President Ram Nath Kovind said his country is willing to further promote mutual understanding and trust and broaden cooperation with China so as to advance the strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries.

The Indian president made the remarks on Monday while met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who was in New Delhi for the 15th trilateral meeting of foreign ministers from China, Russia and India.

During the meeting, Kovind said as neighboring countries, India and China have enjoyed long history of friendship and the cooperation between the two sides are not only in the interest of the two countries but also conducive to peace, stability and development of the region and the world at large.

For his part, Wang said China and India, ancient civilizations and emerging economies, are both at a critical time for development and national rejuvenation, and both have upheld the multilateralism and devoted to the democratization of international relations.

China and India share a wide range of common interests and positions and have great potential for cooperation, thus the two sides should stick to communication to eliminate strategic suspicions and enhance mutual understanding and support to avoid mutual suspicion, Wang said.

China is willing to further deepen cooperation with India in all sectors to push forward common development and prosperity of the two countries, the Chinese foreign minister added.