Piyush Goyal shares grand Modi-Xi Summit highlights video on Twitter

Union Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal shared a video of the highlights of the informal summit hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tamil Nadu. Goyal shared the video on Twitter on Saturday, October 12 with the following caption:

Chinese Ambassador to India called the meet a big success.

In the video, the magnificent places PM Modi visited in the city of Mamallapuram with Xi Jinping can be seen in the backdrop, the video also shows glimpses of the cultural programme hosted by PM Modi. As both the leaders concluded the second informal summit at Tamil Nadu's Mamallapuram, Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong called the meet a big success. Taking to Twitter, the Chinese ambassador exclaimed from Wuhan to Chennai, India and China stand together. He expressed his hope for the joint partnership between the two nations. "From Wuhan to Chennai, from Yangtze river to the Ganges, China & India join hands and stand together. Dragon and Elephant have a tango. Let us jointly work for a better future of our country and people, and the world at large," Weidong said. He also thanked India for 'gracious hospitality'.

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Second informal summit after Wuhan

PM Modi hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping for the second informal summit after Wuhan at Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu from Friday. On the first day, both leaders held five hours of discussions apart from exploring the historic seaport. In the meeting, they discussed issues related to terrorism and radicalization and tried to identify potential areas for investment. The second day was marked by PM Modi’s one-on-one meeting with the Chinese President. This was followed by delegation-level talks where both PM Modi and Xi Jinping discussed ways to further strengthen India-China relations. 

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