World watches when India, China meet: President Xi Jinping
15 Jul 2014
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''When India and China meet, the whole world watches,'' Chinese President Xi Jinping commented after meeting India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday night.
The two leaders met ahead of the sixth BRICS Summit, which gets under way in Fortaleza, Brazil today. The 80-minute meeting was Prime Minister Modi's first summit-level interaction with China.
In a significant development, China has also invited India to attend an APEC meeting in November this year.
President Xi Jinping also said India should deepen its engagement with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
The Prime Minister said India currently has observer status in the SCO, but is ready to accept additional responsibility, if asked to do so.
