Astana, June 9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Kazakhstan’s Astana on the sidelines of the ongoing Shanghai Coorporation Organisation (SCO) summit. PM Modi thanked Xi for the efforts and support for India’s SCO membership. “Got the opportunity to meet you again during SCO summit, grateful to you for your efforts and support for India’s SCO membership,” he was quoted as saying.
During the meeting, India is expected to discuss the One Belt, One Road project that India opposes. Discussion can also be expected on China blocking India’s membership in the exclusive nuclear club NSG and renaming of six locations in Arunachal Pradesh. The reported transgressions like the two helicopters of the Chinese Army that hovered over Chamoli district in Himachal Pradesh last week might also be discussed.
Got the opportunity to meet you again during SCO summit, grateful to you for your efforts and support for India's SCO membership: PM Modi pic.twitter.com/7aNmEgtqsu
— ANI (@ANI_news) June 9, 2017
The two leaders are also expected to discuss the fallout of President Donald Trump’s announcement to pull the US out of the Paris Climate Agreement. PM Modi is also expected to seek support for designating Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a terrorist in the United Nations.
#WATCH: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Astana. pic.twitter.com/wQ8XnnVTfH
— ANI (@ANI_news) June 9, 2017
If reports are to be believed, both sides may not spend too much time discussing boundary issue. Speaking to News18, former MEA Secretary, Vivek Katju said that a major breakthrough might not happen but both sides will look for the right signal.
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