【NEW DELHI】The new Hindu nationalist leader extended another olive branch Thursday (29-05-14) to one of New Delhi's traditional rivals. Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit India later this year.
The invitation was made during a phone call between the newly-elected Modi and his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang in which both premiers expressed a desire for stronger ties, India's foreign ministry said. Their conversation came only two days after Modi held landmark talks with Nawaz Sharif, the prime minister of India's other nuclear-armed neighbour, Pakistan.
○China welcomes Narendra Modi’s invitation to President Xi Jinping to visit India
【Beijing】China on Friday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation to President Xi Jinping to visit India this year and said that the two countries are in touch to finalise the proposed high-level trip.
During Li’s conversation with Modi, both sides agreed to further advance China-India strategic cooperative partnership, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said answering a question about Modi’s invitation to Xi to visit India.
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Modi invites China President Xi to visit India
China welcomes Narendra Modi’s invitation to President Xi Jinping to visit India
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