The Hindu : China upbeat on ties with India

Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Friday, Mar 29, 2002

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China upbeat on ties with India

Beijing March 28. China today said it wanted `stable' relations with India and hoped that the beginning of direct flights between Beijing and New Delhi would act as a bond between the peoples of the two neighbours.

``The Chinese Government attaches great importance to the long-term, stable friendly relations and good-neighbourly cooperation with India,'' the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Zhang Qiyue, told reporters. Commenting on the External Affairs Minister, Jaswant Singh's five-day visit starting tomorrow, Ms. Zhang said it would be of ``great importance in promoting friendly cooperation, exchanges of high-level visits and promoting the mutually beneficial cooperation''.

``We believe that this visit will yield positive results and play a constructive role in promoting the friendly exchanges and cooperation.''

Apart from talks with the Chinese Foreign Minister, Tang Jiaxuan, Mr. Singh would call on the Chinese Premier, Mr. Zhu Rongji, and the Vice-Premier, Qian Qichen. Mr. Singh would also meet with the Minister in the International Department of the ruling Communist Party of China, Dai Bingguo. — PTI

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