Swaraj meets Chinese counterpart\, discusses issues of bilateral interest

Swaraj meets Chinese counterpart, discusses issues of bilateral interest

Press Trust of India  |  Bishkek 

Wednesday met her Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of a multilateral meeting here and discussed issues of bilateral interest, including the implementation of understanding reached during last year's Summit.

"Continuing the momentum of high-level exchanges. EAM @SushmaSwaraj met of on the sidelines of #SCO Foreign Minister's Meeting in Discussed issues of bilateral interest, including the implementation of understanding reached during Summit," Ministry of said.

The April 27-28 summit between and Chinese was largely credited to have turned around the bilateral relations soured by the 73-day-long Doklam standoff, triggered by Chinese troops attempts to build a road close to Indian border in an area also claimed by in 2017.

had objected to it as it came close to a key highway connecting with North Eastern states. The standoff ended after Chinese troops halted plans to build the road.

After the Wuhan summit, both the countries stepped up efforts to improve relations on different spheres including the military-to-military ties.

Modi and Xi issued strategic guidance to their militaries to strengthen communications to build trust and understanding, a move aimed at avoiding a Doklam-like situation in the future.

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First Published: Wed, May 22 2019. 15:11 IST