Xi leaves for India for 2nd informal summit with PM Narendra Modi

Chinese President Xi Jinping left for India on Friday morning for second informal meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in sourn state of Tamil Nu. He will arrive at Tamil Nu capital Chennai late afteron. Later in evening, Xi will meet Modi and hold talks on a host of issues in a relaxed atmosphere at historic tourist town of Mamallapuram. After an overnight meeting, two leers are scheduled to meet again on Saturday to continue discussions. Chinese President is due to leave for Nepal on Saturday afteron.

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Xi-Modi Summit

This is second informal summit between Xi and Modi. ir first informal meeting at Chinese city of Wuhan last year resulted in rmalization of relations between two countries after 2017 Doklam standoff. State-run Xinhua news ncy reported that Xi left for Chennai this morning. His entour includes Ding Xuexiang, member of Political Bureau of Communist Party of China (CPC), member of Secretariat of CPC Central Committee, and director of General Office of CPC, Yang Jiechi, member of Political Bureau of CPC and director of Office of Foreign Affairs Commission of CPC, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and He Lifeng, vice chairman of National Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and he of National Development and Reform Commission.

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Ahe of summit, state media said Modi-Xi meeting would focus more on how to move beyond past and present differences to forge a cooperative partnership.

 " belated official anuncement of Xi's visits to country's two South Asian neighbours (India and Nepal), only 48 hours ahe of informal meeting, was proof that Beijing and New Delhi cherish opportunity to improve bilateral ties through personal chemistry between ir top leers," an editorial in state-run China Daily on Thursday said.

meeting between Modi and Xi "sent reassuring mess that y (India and China) want thing to get in way of constructive engment", it said. "Xi's meeting with Modi in sourn Indian city of Chennai on Friday and Saturday is expected to focus more on two countries' historical and present differences, and how to move beyond m to realise ir cooperation potential. While it remains to be seen what Xi and Modi can accomplish in Chennai, potential of greater bilateral engment certainly supports a relationship that is far more positive than one that is just stable," editorial said. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Luo Zhaohui told media here on Wednesday that officials of both sides have me meticulous preparations for informal summit through close interactions.

"w solid ground has been laid. With joint efforts of two sides, President Xi's visit to India will be a full success and set tone and direction for furr growth of bilateral ties and le to new progress and fruitful results in exchange of cooperation between two sides," he said.

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" meeting will once again send a consistent mess of China and India to whole world and inject stability and positive energy to world that is full of uncertainty," he said. Highlighting importance attached by China to Xi-Modi summit, Luo said, "During Wuhan summit (last year), re was a strong personal chemistry between two leers. Without personal commitment from two leers, this kind of informal meeting is t possible."

Strengning strategic ties

"So, for m to sit toger to have any in-depth discussion in Chennai (Mamallapuram) and to discuss global and regional affairs so that dragon and elephant can work toger, so that we can have deeper strategic communication that will help bilateral relations and practical cooperation between two countries," he said.

ir meeting "will also have a far-reaching positive implications to regional and global development and stability", he said. agreements are expected to be signed during summit. "This is a new way of exchanges between Chinese and Indian leers. border areas h maintained peace and tranquillity and practice has proven that mutually beneficial cooperation is very important to two sides," Luo said.

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