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Indian warships on goodwill visit to China
Beijing, In a sign of renewed momentum in bilateral ties, four Indian Navy ships will be docking in Shanghai next week on a goodwill visit, a key step to building trust in the maritime domain as India and China yesterday decided to fastrack crucial dialogues on Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
A day after External Affairs Minister S M Krishna met Chinese Vice Premier Li Xeqiang to take a big picture view of the bilateral relationship, he met his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi and held wide-ranging talks on the sidelines of the six-nation Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) summit in the Chinese capital.
Krishna also briefly met Chinese President Hu Jintao in the Great Hall of the People after the banquet hosted for the leaders of the SCO countries.
The two ministers discussed bilateral issues, including the contours of the maritime dialogue and intensification of economic and trade ties.
The visit by Indian ships to China signals a keen desire on part of the two rising Asian powers to build greater trust in the maritime domain, which is widely seen as a potential source of friction amid Chinas assertiveness in South China Sea.
The first meeting of the maritime dialogue, aimed at greater co-operation in combating piracy and co-operation in seabed research, is expected to be held soon.
The two ministers also discussed key dialogues on Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa which were unveiled after the talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chinese President Hu Jintao in New Delhi in March.
Gulf Times ? Qatar?s top-selling English daily newspaper - India
Beijing, In a sign of renewed momentum in bilateral ties, four Indian Navy ships will be docking in Shanghai next week on a goodwill visit, a key step to building trust in the maritime domain as India and China yesterday decided to fastrack crucial dialogues on Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
A day after External Affairs Minister S M Krishna met Chinese Vice Premier Li Xeqiang to take a big picture view of the bilateral relationship, he met his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi and held wide-ranging talks on the sidelines of the six-nation Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) summit in the Chinese capital.
Krishna also briefly met Chinese President Hu Jintao in the Great Hall of the People after the banquet hosted for the leaders of the SCO countries.
The two ministers discussed bilateral issues, including the contours of the maritime dialogue and intensification of economic and trade ties.
The visit by Indian ships to China signals a keen desire on part of the two rising Asian powers to build greater trust in the maritime domain, which is widely seen as a potential source of friction amid Chinas assertiveness in South China Sea.
The first meeting of the maritime dialogue, aimed at greater co-operation in combating piracy and co-operation in seabed research, is expected to be held soon.
The two ministers also discussed key dialogues on Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa which were unveiled after the talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chinese President Hu Jintao in New Delhi in March.
Gulf Times ? Qatar?s top-selling English daily newspaper - India
