Mutual support, friendship, cooperation and trust vowed

China stands ready to work with India to keep enhancing political mutual trust and expanding mutually beneficial cooperation, President Xi Jinping said during a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The two leaders recalled the informal summit they held in April in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, saying the consensus reached at that time has been crucial to guiding development of China-India relations.

The two countries and the international community have been positive about the informal meeting, and the good atmosphere that has taken shape supports the further development of bilateral ties, Xi said.

China is willing to work with India, taking the informal meeting as a new starting point, to enhance their partnership and push for the further development of bilateral ties in a faster and steadier way, he added.

Noting the early harvest that implementing the consensus of the informal meeting has yielded, Xi called on the two sides to continue strategic communications, expand the economic and trade partnership, advance cultural and people-to-people exchanges, and strengthen coordination and cooperation in international and regional affairs.

Xi welcomed India's attendance at the 18th SCO Summit in Qingdao for the first time as a full member of the organization, saying China is ready to work with all member states, including India, to carry forward the "Shanghai Spirit" and push for the healthy and steady development of the regional organization.

Calling the informal summit in Wuhan "successful and important", Modi said the meeting has boosted his confidence in developing bilateral ties. The informal meeting was a landmark in the history of India-China relations, he added.