Chinese ambassador to India meets Rajnath, seeks cordial relations between China and India
New Delhi:
Chinese Ambassador to India Zhang Yan called on BJP President Rajnath
Singh on Friday and expressed China's intentions of having a cordial relation
between the two countries. Zhang and Singh reportedly had a detailed discussion
over the border issue, after which Zhang said that it was a sensitive matter and
there was a need for bilateral talks to take effect. Earlier, Zhang had met officials
of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday afternoon shortly after his
Government expressed 'strong' dissatisfaction over Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's
visit to Arunachal Pradesh. The Indian Government has all along indicated that
Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India and that the people of that state
have a democratic right to elect a Government of their choice. However, Beijing
lays claim to 90,000 sq km of land in the border state, that it sees as 'southern'
Tibet.
