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India and China will continue to try and resolve nagging differences, including a festering border issue that led to a war in 1962, and will not let outstanding bilateral issues hamper increasing cooperation in other issues.
"It is inevitable that our two countries will not always be able to agree on all issues. There are differences inherited from history that still remain be resolved. But if we are serious about creating a better future, our thinking cannot remain trapped in the past," foreign minister, SM Krishna said on Wednesday.
Krishna was speaking at the inauguration of the new $10 million -Indian embassy building in Beijing.
Earlier in the day, Krishna met four important Chinese leaders including the powerful member of the standing committee of the politburo of the Communist Party of China, Zhou Yongang, and foreign minister, Yang Jiechi. He also met the Chinese special representative on Indo-China border talks, Dai Bingguo.
They discussed several bilateral and multilateral issues, including Beijing's growing concern about unrest in and around the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR). On Tuesday, a foreign ministry spokesperson had blamed the Dharamshala-based Tibetan Youth Congress for fomenting trouble in the region.
"We did discuss Tibetan issue also. It is government of India's position that the Tibetan Autonomous Region is part of the Peoples Republic China, (PRC) as a result of that we are dealing with internal affairs of China", he said.
"Hence we have to be very cautious and any help that we can render to ease the tensions, we are too willing to do it. But I do not think that situation will ever arise," he said.
Krishna said he made detailed presentation to his counterpart, Yang Jiechi on India's involvement in war-torn Afghanistan. "I made a detailed presentation to the (Chinese) foreign minister about our position on Afghanistan - how we are trying to develop human resources in Afghanistan - where we have committed $2 billion for assistance,'' he said, adding that he conveyed to the Chinese side that India will continue to be involved in the country because of historical and civilisational links.
On the new Indian embassy, Krishna said that a modern and expansive chancery "clearly reflects our expectations of ties with China". "I am confident that the Indian embassy in Beijing from its new premises will contribute to the growth of our ties in that spirit," Krishna said.
India, China aim to strengthen ties - Hindustan Times
"It is inevitable that our two countries will not always be able to agree on all issues. There are differences inherited from history that still remain be resolved. But if we are serious about creating a better future, our thinking cannot remain trapped in the past," foreign minister, SM Krishna said on Wednesday.
Krishna was speaking at the inauguration of the new $10 million -Indian embassy building in Beijing.
Earlier in the day, Krishna met four important Chinese leaders including the powerful member of the standing committee of the politburo of the Communist Party of China, Zhou Yongang, and foreign minister, Yang Jiechi. He also met the Chinese special representative on Indo-China border talks, Dai Bingguo.
They discussed several bilateral and multilateral issues, including Beijing's growing concern about unrest in and around the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR). On Tuesday, a foreign ministry spokesperson had blamed the Dharamshala-based Tibetan Youth Congress for fomenting trouble in the region.
"We did discuss Tibetan issue also. It is government of India's position that the Tibetan Autonomous Region is part of the Peoples Republic China, (PRC) as a result of that we are dealing with internal affairs of China", he said.
"Hence we have to be very cautious and any help that we can render to ease the tensions, we are too willing to do it. But I do not think that situation will ever arise," he said.
Krishna said he made detailed presentation to his counterpart, Yang Jiechi on India's involvement in war-torn Afghanistan. "I made a detailed presentation to the (Chinese) foreign minister about our position on Afghanistan - how we are trying to develop human resources in Afghanistan - where we have committed $2 billion for assistance,'' he said, adding that he conveyed to the Chinese side that India will continue to be involved in the country because of historical and civilisational links.
On the new Indian embassy, Krishna said that a modern and expansive chancery "clearly reflects our expectations of ties with China". "I am confident that the Indian embassy in Beijing from its new premises will contribute to the growth of our ties in that spirit," Krishna said.
India, China aim to strengthen ties - Hindustan Times
