New Delhi:
Newly appointed Chinese Ambassador to India Xu Feihong, who arrived in Delhi on Friday, said he looks forward to working hard with everyone to build ties between the two nations.
Xu expressed his gratitude to the Foreign Ministry official who received him at the airport, Eritrea Ambassador to India Alem Tsehaye Woldemariam and Chinese Embassy officials for welcoming him upon his arrival in Delhi.
In a message on Look forward to work hard with everyone for #China-#India relations.
Arrived in Delhi at sunrise today. Thank you for the warm greetings from MEA Officer, Dean of the Diplomatic Corps HE Ambassador Alem Tsehaye Woldemariam of Eritrea in India, and my colleagues from the Embassy. Looking forward to working hard with everyone #China–#India relationships. pic.twitter.com/5OAcIVBoMe
— Xu Feihong (@China_Amb_India) May 10, 2024
Xu Feihong is the 17th Chinese Ambassador to India. The last Chinese ambassador to India was Sun Weidong, who left in October 2022 after serving in Delhi for three years and took up the post of China's Vice Foreign Minister upon his return.
Sun Weidong left Delhi at a time when India and China were trying to maintain ties through multiple channels, following the 2020 Ladakh border clash, which has remained the dominant issue between the two sides.
Since April 2020, India and China have had several rounds of meetings at the diplomatic and military levels on the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), in the India-China border areas.
Earlier in March, India and China exchanged views on ways to achieve complete disengagement and resolve the issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the western sector of the India-China border areas, the Ministry of External Affairs said ( MEA) in an official press release.
The development comes close on the heels of India and China holding their 29th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) in Beijing on March 27.
According to the official press release, the meeting was co-chaired by the MEA Joint Secretary, who led the Indian delegation, and the Director General of the Boundary & Oceanic Department of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs led the Chinese delegation.
“The 29th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) was held on March 27, 2024 in Beijing. The Joint Secretary (East Asia) of the Ministry of External Affairs led the Indian delegation. The Chinese delegation was led by the Director General of the Boundary & Oceanic Department of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” the press release said.
“The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on how to achieve complete disengagement and resolve outstanding issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the western sector of the India-China border areas,” it added.
After the meeting, India and China agreed to open diplomatic and military channels for maintaining peace and tranquility on the ground in the border areas.
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