PM Modi and Xi Jinping spoke on bilateral ties during G20 Summit in Bali, says centre |Oneindia News
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly had a conversation eight months ago. Reports said that the two exchanged courtesies at the G20 summit in Bali last November. The Ministry of External Affairs has said that they spoke on the need to stabilise bilateral relations. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi stated that during the Bali G20 summit last year, the Prime Minister and President Xi Jinping, at the conclusion of the dinner hosted by the Indonesian President, exchanged pleasantries and discussed the necessity of stabilising our bilateral relations.
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00:00 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly had a conversation
00:06 eight months ago.
00:08 Reports said that the two exchanged courtesies at the G20 summit in Bali last November.
00:13 The Ministry of External Affairs said that they spoke on the need to stabilise bilateral
00:18 relations.
00:19 The government's confirmation came two days after Beijing claimed that PM Modi and Xi
00:23 Jinping reached an important consensus on stabilising bilateral ties during their interaction
00:30 at the G20 summit in Bali.
00:32 Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bakshi stated that during the Bali
00:37 G20 summit last year, the Prime Minister and President Xi Jinping at the conclusion of
00:41 the dinner hosted by the Indonesian President exchanged pleasantries and discussed the necessity
00:47 of stabilising the bilateral relations between the two countries.
00:51 Bakshi said, "Our consistent stance has been that resolving the issue along the line of
00:56 actual control or LSE in the western sector of the India-China boundary and restoring
01:01 peace and tranquillity in the border areas is crucial for the overall resolution."
01:07 Bakshi made the comments in response to the Chinese Foreign Ministry's readout of the
01:11 meeting between NSA Ajit Doval and top diplomat Wang Yi in Johannesburg earlier this week.
01:18 The readout said that PM Modi and Xi Jinping reached a consensus in Bali on stabilising
01:22 relations.
01:23 The MEA had previously mentioned the exchange of pleasantries between the PM and Xi Jinping
01:29 on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali, which was their first public interaction since
01:34 the border standoff began in May 2020.
01:36 Currently, Indian and Chinese troops are engaged in a standoff at certain friction points in
01:41 eastern Ladakh.
01:42 However, disengagement has taken place in several areas following extensive diplomatic
01:47 and military talks.
01:48 Ties between the two countries plummeted significantly following the fierce clash in the Galwan Valley
01:53 in June 2020 that marked the most serious military conflict between the two sides in
01:58 decades.
01:59 When asked about the Chinese President's attendance at the G20 summit in Delhi, Arindam Bakshi
02:05 stated that India is making all the necessary preparations for the successful participation
02:10 of all invited leaders.
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02:16 (upbeat music)