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PM Modi meets Chinese President Xi Xingping, voices concern over Lakhvi's release

by IBNS 09 Jul 2015, 09:19 am

Ufa, Rusiia, Jul 9 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday aired India's concern during talks with Chinese President Xi Xinping over China's support to Pakistan on the release of 26/11 mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi.

India's Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar said after the 85-minute meeting, "the Chinese side was impressed with the clarity and directness in which this issue was raised. The PM made our concerns very well known."

The Prime Minister also reiterated India's concern over China's plans for a $46 billion economic corridor through Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir.

 The two leaders, who had last met in China in May this year, also discussed border issues too.

Last month, China had blocked India's move in the United Nations for action against Pakistan for the release from jail of Lakhvi in April this year.

"Great meeting President Xi Jinping again. Our talks were comprehensive & a lot of topics came up for discussion (sic)," PM Modi tweeted after the meeting.

"Our 5th meeting in a year shows the depth of the India-China relationship," Prime Minister Modi told President Xi at their meeting, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said.

The two leaders are in Ufa, Russia, to attend the BRICS summit on Thursday and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation or SCO summit on Friday. 

PM Modi will hold bilateral talks with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of the second summit.