Beijing, October 15th—Sun Haiyan, Vice-minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee (IDCPC), met here today with Annie Raja, a member of the National Secretariat of the Communist Party of India (CPI).

Sun said, President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have reached important consensus on bilateral relations, which has charted the course for promoting friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries. China is willing to strengthen communication and exchanges with Indian political parties, including the CPI, to enhance political mutual trust and correct public understanding, and contribute to the continuous, healthy and stable development of bilateral relations.

Annie Raja warmly congratulated the CPC on leading China to achieve tremendous development achievements. She said, the CPI supports strengthening friendly cooperation between India and China, looks forward to maintaining close ties with the CPC, deepening exchanges and mutual learning, and contributing to the improvement and development of bilateral relations.