Chinese President Meets Indian Prime Minister

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Chinese President Meets Indian Prime Minister

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The new leadership of China attaches great importance to Sino-Indian relations and would develop further cooperation with India, said Chinese President Hu Jintao in a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Saturday.

China looks forward to strengthening cooperation with India in all fields and pushing the constructive partnership of cooperationto a new level, said Hu.

On the border issue, Hu said the two countries should proceed from the friendship between two countries and properly handle it, following the principles of consultations on equal footing, and mutual understanding and accommodation.

He invited Vajpayee to visit China.

Vajpayee said he was happy to see the healthy development of India-China relations in recent years. He pledged to join hands with the Chinese side to maintain and further thrust the momentum of the development of bilateral ties.

On the border issue, Vajpayee expressed the hope that a fair solution acceptable to both sides could be found through negotiations.

He said he was looking forward to visiting China.

Hu and Vajpayee are in St. Petersburg for celebrations marking the 300th anniversary of the city.

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