NEW DELHI: Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi is set to visit India on Monday, news agency PTI reported citing sources.
On his visit, Yi will hold talks with National Security Adviser Ajit Doval under Special Representatives mechanism on border issue.
This comes as China and India have been working to improve relationship in recent months.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, later this month.
China will host the SCO Summit in Tianjin from August 31 to September 1 this year, and leaders of over 20 countries, including all member states of the SCO, and heads of 10 international organisations, will attend relevant events as per the Chinese Ministry spokesperson.
Addressing a press briefing in Beijing on Friday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun made this announcement, expressing optimism that the gathering would strengthen regional cooperation.
"China welcomes Prime Minister Modi to China for the SCO Tianjin Summit. We believe that with the concerted effort of all parties, the Tianjin summit will be a gathering of solidarity, friendship and fruitful results, and the SCO will enter a new stage of high-quality development featuring greater solidarity, coordination, dynamism and productiveness," the Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said .
Earlier, India and China have agreed to disengage and resume patrolling in the Depsang Plains and Demchok areas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). This move aims to reduce tensions and restore peace along the border.
The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, a significant pilgrimage route for Hindus, has been restarted, symbolizing renewed people-to-people connections and cultural diplomacy between the two nations.
India and China have also resumed tourist visas after a five-year gap, and there's been a revival of business relations, with Indian diesel cargo being shipped to China for the first time in over three years.
The development comes amid tariffs imposed on India by United States President Donald Trump for buying Russian oil.
On his visit, Yi will hold talks with National Security Adviser Ajit Doval under Special Representatives mechanism on border issue.
This comes as China and India have been working to improve relationship in recent months.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, later this month.
China will host the SCO Summit in Tianjin from August 31 to September 1 this year, and leaders of over 20 countries, including all member states of the SCO, and heads of 10 international organisations, will attend relevant events as per the Chinese Ministry spokesperson.
Addressing a press briefing in Beijing on Friday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun made this announcement, expressing optimism that the gathering would strengthen regional cooperation.
"China welcomes Prime Minister Modi to China for the SCO Tianjin Summit. We believe that with the concerted effort of all parties, the Tianjin summit will be a gathering of solidarity, friendship and fruitful results, and the SCO will enter a new stage of high-quality development featuring greater solidarity, coordination, dynamism and productiveness," the Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said .
Earlier, India and China have agreed to disengage and resume patrolling in the Depsang Plains and Demchok areas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). This move aims to reduce tensions and restore peace along the border.
The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, a significant pilgrimage route for Hindus, has been restarted, symbolizing renewed people-to-people connections and cultural diplomacy between the two nations.
India and China have also resumed tourist visas after a five-year gap, and there's been a revival of business relations, with Indian diesel cargo being shipped to China for the first time in over three years.
The development comes amid tariffs imposed on India by United States President Donald Trump for buying Russian oil.
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