习近平会见印度总理莫迪 | Xi: China-India cooperation can have global impact

Cooperation between China and India – two major emerging markets – can have a global impact, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, adding that he hopes their meeting will usher in a new chapter in bilateral ties.

Modi is in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province for an informal meeting with Xi on Friday and Saturday. It is his fourth visit to China since taking office in 2014.

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R, Front) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L, Front) hold talks in Wuhan, Hubei Province, central China, April 27, 2018. /Reuters Photo

The Chinese president noted that he has met with Modi on many occasions over the past three years. The two leaders have established a sound working relationship and reached many important consensuses, highlighting the friendship between China and India, Xi added.

The two countries should ensure that their relations are moving in the right direction, he stressed.

Xi said Beijing is willing to establish closer partnerships with New Delhi to promote exchanges and cooperation in many fields.

Underscoring the meeting's "historical importance," Modi said frequent high-level talks could enhance mutual understanding and deepen cooperation between the two sides, which is in line with the common interests of both countries.

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Xi and Modi also visited the Hubei Provincial Museum, where ancient Chinese artifacts were exhibited.

Both China and India are countries with time-honored civilizations, Xi said. He called on the two countries to make joint efforts to revitalize Eastern civilizations and promote peaceful coexistence between different civilizations.

The Indian prime minister said the two countries should enhance mutual understanding and address global challenges together.