Held extensive, fruitful talks with Xi: PM Modi in Chinese social media Weibo

Modi and Xi are due to conclude their unprecedented informal summit today, seen as an effort by India and China to rebuild trust and improve ties.

Published: 28th April 2018 09:26 AM  |   Last Updated: 28th April 2018 09:26 AM   |  A+A-

In this photo released by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Wuhan, China, Friday, April 27, 2018. | AP

By PTI

WUHAN: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he held "extensive and fruitful" talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their first round of two-day informal summit here.

"I am very pleased to meet with President Xi Jinping in Wuhan. We conducted extensive and fruitful talks and exchanged opinions on strengthening India-China relations and other international issues," Modi said in a post in the popular Chinese social media Weibo, where he has 1,83,112 followers.

"Thank you, President Xi Jinping, for the wonderful gesture of personally accompanying me in the Hubei Provincial Museum. The Museum is home to great facets of Chinese history and culture," he said.

Modi and Xi are due to conclude their unprecedented informal summit today, seen as an effort by India and China to rebuild trust and improve ties that were hit by the 73-day-long Dokalam standoff last year.

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