NEW DELHI: Earlier in the day, the two leaders continued their exchange of views on bilateral, international and regional issues in a ‘relaxed, friendly atmosphere,’ as they walked on the shores and took a boat ride on Wuhan’s picturesque East Lake in Central China’s Hubei Province.
During the meetings, Xi stressed that China and India now need to plan comprehensive cooperation between the two countries, ensure more intimate strategic communication, and manage divergences in a more mature manner.
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Over the six rounds of meetings since Friday, including bilateral delegation level meetings and one-on-ones, where the two leaders were accompanied by only their interpreters, “Prime Minister Modi and President Xi reviewed developments in India-China relations from the strategic and long-term perspective,” said Gokhale.
Trade, tourism, climate change, sustainable development, food security and the global economic and political situation were also discussed, but there were no formal agreements or announcements.Both sides “agreed to significantly enhance efforts to build on the convergences through the established mechanisms in order to create the broadest possible platform for the future relationship,” he said, adding that “these informal meetings between the two leaders would continue.”
Modi returned to New Delhi late Saturday evening.