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Russia Today
a day ago
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Chinese foreign minister to meet top Modi adviser in New Delhi
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit India next week for the latest round of border negotiations with Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, the PTI news agency reported on Wednesday. Wang and Doval are the designated special representatives for talks on settling the border dispute, which has strained relations between the two Asian nations since they fought a brief border war in 1962. Next week's meeting will be the 24th round of negotiations between the countries. Wang's visit comes amid reports that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is planning to attend the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on August 31 in the Chinese city of Tianjin. Doval last visited Beijing in June and met with Wang, who then said China-India relations have made 'positive progress.' ⚡️Chinese FM Wang Yi to Visit India Next Week - Hold Talks with NSA Doval It comes as India and China are making significant steps to improve relations. Next week's meeting between Wang and Doval marks a further step in the diplomatic rapprochement between the two neighbors, which gained momentum after Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks on the sidelines of the 2024 BRICS summit in Kazan. The talks come after a period of strained relations following a 2020 border clash in the Himalayas that resulted in casualties on both sides. On Tuesday, Bloomberg reported that the neighbors are set to restart direct passenger flights as early as next month. This week, Indian media outlets also reported that the two nations are discussing the resumption of border trade after more than five years. The improvement in New Delhi-Beijing ties comes as India's relations with the US are facing challenges, following President Donald Trump's decision to sharply increase tariffs on Indian goods, citing concerns over India's imports of Russian oil. In July, senior officials from Beijing, Moscow, and New Delhi showed interest in reviving the RIC (Russia-India-China) trilateral format.
Russia Today
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Xi pledges deeper partnership with Russia
Chinese President Xi Jinping has reaffirmed plans to further strengthen strategic ties with Russia during a meeting with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow has said. The talks took place ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Foreign Ministers' Council session in Tianjin. Xi praised the state of Russian-Chinese relations, confirming his commitment to expanding the countries' comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation. He also welcomed the upcoming visit of President Vladimir Putin, describing the relationship with his Russian counterpart as a 'long-standing and good friendship.' Xi and Lavrov discussed several key international and regional topics, although the Russian Foreign Ministry did not provide specifics. They also addressed bilateral political contacts, including preparations for Putin's visit to China. Putin is expected to attend the SCO Heads of State Council meeting on September 1, the organization's top decision-making body, and join events on September 3 marking the 80th anniversary of the victory over Japan in World War II. 🇷🇺🇨🇳 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was received by President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping📍 Beijing, July 15# Earlier, Lavrov met with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi. Both ministers expressed satisfaction with the state of comprehensive partnership between Russia and China. Wang said China-Russia relations were 'the most stable, mature and strategically valuable major-country relationship in the world,' according to a Chinese Foreign Ministry press release. Lavrov is expected to take part in the SCO Foreign Ministers' Council on Tuesday, which will discuss the organization's future direction and key regional and global issues, including preparations for the leaders' summit in September.
