Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets Modi, Sushma Swaraj to hold talks
" Discussing issues of mutual importance. EAM @SushmaSwaraj meets with her counterpart Chinese FM Wang Yi in New Delhi," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted.
Earlier in the day, Yi had called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence.
His three-day visit to India comes amid a souring relationship between India and China l following New Delhi's failed NSG bid,
Wang Yi started his visit on Friday from Goa, where Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 8th BRICS Summit in October that India is hosting.
India failed to get membership of the elite Nuclear Suppliers Group after China and few other countries cited that New Delhi was not a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
The NSG comprises 48 countries that trade in sophisticated nuclear technology and material.
Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj had told Parliament that the Government plans to continue engaging with Beijing to win its support.
However, China denied much of a role and the country's state-run news agency Xinhua said India must stop blaming China.
“New Delhi should not be downhearted as the door to the NSG is not tightly closed,” Xinhua said on Friday. It, however, maintained that the group should not be open to countries that have not signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
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