New Delhi:
The foreign ministers of India, China and Russia met in Bangalore on Wednesday to take forward recent discussions. But the focus was really on what China and India had to say to each other in their one-hour long bilateral talks.
Sources indicate the foreign ministers discussed all contentious issue, including India's frustration with Chinese projects in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, and China's decision to issue visas to Kashmiris that are not like the ones issued for other Indians.
"We both see this as process of building trust and understanding," said SM Krishna, External Affairs Minister, adding that he had accepted an invitation to visit China next year.
At their recent meeting in Thailand, Manmohan Singh and Chinese premier Wen Jiabao had agreed not to amplify tensions especially through the media .Their foreign ministers followed that line.
The two Asian giants reiterated their commitment to peace and tranquility and building trust. But with such slow progress on the boundary issue, there could be more spats in the future.
Sources indicate the foreign ministers discussed all contentious issue, including India's frustration with Chinese projects in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, and China's decision to issue visas to Kashmiris that are not like the ones issued for other Indians.
"We both see this as process of building trust and understanding," said SM Krishna, External Affairs Minister, adding that he had accepted an invitation to visit China next year.
At their recent meeting in Thailand, Manmohan Singh and Chinese premier Wen Jiabao had agreed not to amplify tensions especially through the media .Their foreign ministers followed that line.
The two Asian giants reiterated their commitment to peace and tranquility and building trust. But with such slow progress on the boundary issue, there could be more spats in the future.
