NEW DELHI, Feb 10: India and China today reviewed the positive momentum in bilateral relations and discussed ways to further advance ties by enhancing people-to-people exchanges and addressing concerns on sensitive issues.
This was stated by the MEA spokesperson on X, following talks held between Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and China’s Executive Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu at the India-China Strategic Dialogue today.
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The dialogue was held on the sidelines of the first BRICS Sherpa meeting held under India’s 2026 chairmanship.
Ma Zhaoxu is visiting India to participate in the BRICS Sherpa Meeting.
The two sides also exchanged views on the global and regional situation and multilateral issues, the spokesperson said.
The Chinese Ambassador Xu Feihong, in a post on his X handle, noted that the Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu attended the First BRICS Sherpa Meeting in New Delhi.
“Ma Zhaoxu noted that President Xi Jinping has put forward the important concept of the high-quality development of greater BRICS cooperation and the five cooperation layouts of building a BRICS committed to peace, innovation, green development, justice and closer people-to-people exchanges. These have charted the course for the future development of the BRICS mechanism.
“China is ready to work with India, the BRICS chair for the year, and BRICS members as well as partner countries to follow the correct course of BRICS cooperation, deepen practical cooperation, improve the working mechanism, strengthen multilateral coordination, uphold international fairness and justice, and bring greater development to BRICS cooperation.
“At the meeting, the parties exchanged views on the priorities of BRICS cooperation and the arrangement of major events for the year, and started the preparation for the 18th BRICS Summit,” he posted.
However, the Chinese side has not posted anything so far about the India-China Strategic Dialogue.
(UNI)
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