PM meets Wen Wen Jiabao for informal talks

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Posted online: Sunday , January 13, 2008 at 06:07:04
Updated: Sunday , January 13, 2008 at 06:22:13

Beijing, January 13: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh kicked-off his three-day maiden visit to China with an informal meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao as both sides grapple to find a mutually acceptable solution to the festering boundary issue.

Singh and Wen discussed a range of issues of mutual interest during their 'restricted meeting', held at the Diaoyutai State Guest House.

National Security Advisor, M K Narayanan, Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon and Indian Ambassador to China Nirupama Rao were also present during the parleys.

Striking a positive note before his talks, Singh said bilateral ties were now poised to enter a "vibrant and dynamic phase".

"We attach high priority to strengthening our relations with China," he said adding that China was India's largest neighbour and a "focal point" of its "Look East" policy.

The vexed boundary issue is expected to figure prominently during the discussions though both sides do not expect any breakthrough at this stage. Special Representatives M K Narayanan and Dai Bingguo, senior Vice Foreign Minister, will brief the leaders on the progress in negotiations on the boundary problem.

"An early settlement of the boundary question will advance the basic interests of the two countries and should, therefore, be pursued as a strategic objective," Singh, who arrived here today, said in an interview to Chinese media.

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iron ore export to China by P.sreenivasaRao on 14 Jan 2008

Every year we are exporting large quantity of precious Iron ore to China. Ores and fossil fuels are not "replenishable", hence they may be judiciously exported and optimally utilized for our National needs. Kindly remember we have to answer for our younger generation of future Indians. When China is aggressively curtailing our Hydrocarbon investments abroad, why India is helping them by giving our precious ores and raw materials?. Let us export steel to China not Iron ore.

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