Embassy Reception Marks 50th Anniversary of India-China Diplomatic Ties

Indian Ambassador to China V. K. Nambiar gave a reception on the evening of March 29 to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Chinese Vice Premier Qian Qichen and Vice Foreign Minister Yang Wenchang were present at the reception.

India and China are "ancient civilizations with a recorded history of contact stretching over thousands of years," said Ambassador Nambiar in a toast. Nambiar warmly praised the elder leaders of both countries for their "courage and wisdom, vision and commitment" at the start of formal diplomatic relations. "We attach great importance to the development of friendly, cooperative, good neighborly and mutually beneficial relations with China on the basis of Panchsheel (the Five Principles of Peaceful Co-existence)," he said.

Vice Foreign Minister Yang Wenchang, on behalf of Vice Premier Qian, said that India was among to first countries to forge diplomatic ties with China, and the two countries enunciated hand- in-hand the world-famous Five Principles of Peaceful Co-existence in the 1950s.

The Sino-Indian constructive partnership of cooperation in the 21st century opens a new chapter in bilateral relations, Yang noted, saying that he believed Sino-Indian relations on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Co-existence will continue to make progress in the future.

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