Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has reiterated his philosophy that India and China need to shake hands across the Himalayas to push for greater economic integration between the two Asian giants and combining the strengths of their 2.5 billion people to make an impact on the global scene.
He was addressing function organized by the business chamber FICCI and the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) at the Taj Palace Hotel.
In the beginning, Li impressed the elite audience with the traditional Indian greeting of “Namaste”. Further he said about both nations have agreed to push forward negotiations on the border issue through their special representatives who are to meet soon.
Emphasising that the two nations must foster closer relations to together make an impact on the Asian and global sphere, Li said, "I believe that when India and China speak in one voice the world must listen" -something that Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said in the past.
Reiterating his philosophy of the handshake across the Himalayas, the mountain ranges that separate the two neighbours, Li said India and China not only need to shake hands but "stand at a higher level (from the Himalayas) to get a bird's eye view" of their ties and the world.
Li talked about the dynamic trade balance" between India and China is sustainable. He further mentioned India's concerns on river flows of the Brahmaputra that originate in China and on the bilateral trade imbalance.
It is noted that this was his first foreign visit after assuming charge as part of a leadership transition in Beijing in March.
(With inputs from IANS)
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