External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj with Chinese minister Wang Yi in Delhi on Saturday.
Highlights
- China's hold on listing of Masood Azhar as terrorist in UN list discussed
- Ms Swaraj conveyed India'concerns on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
- Both sides agreed on Foreign Secretary-level mechanism to discuss ties
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is on a three-day visit to India, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj to hold talks on a range of key regional and bilateral issues. Sources said among other things, the Chinese minister and Ms Swaraj discussed India's inclusion in the elite Nuclear Security Group and China's hold on listing of terror group Jaish-e Mohammad chief Masood Azhar in UN panel.
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During their 3-hour meet, Wang Yi and Sushma Swaraj held a lengthy discussion on India's membership to the elite Nuclear Suppliers Group, which China had stalled in June, sources said.
China's technical hold on the listing of Masood Azhar as a terrorist by the United Nations was also taken up. Sources said China was urged to revisit its technical hold in line with its own professed zero tolerance towards terrorism.
Sources said Ms Swaraj also conveyed India's concerns on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor -- a conglomeration of projects worth $46 billion to transport goods from China's western regions through the Pakistani port of Gwadar.
Both sides agreed that a new mechanism at the level of Foreign Secretaries would meet to discuss ties.
Wang Yi started his visit yesterday from Goa, where Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 8th BRICS Summit that India will host in October.
Besides visiting the BRICS venue, he met the local leadership, including Goa Governor Mridula Sinha and Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar.
China had stalled India's bid for NSG membership in June, citing that India was not a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
China's state-run news agency Xinhua had said India must stop blaming China for its failed attempt.
"New Delhi should not be downhearted as the door to the NSG is not tightly closed," said Xinhua, while repeating that the group should not be open to countries that have not signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
China, one of the five veto-wielding members of the UN Security Council, which plays a leading role in banning terrorist outfits, had blocked India's bid to get Masood Azhar designated as a terrorist earlier this year.
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