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Modi thanks China for ‘warm hospitality’; leaves for Myanmar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday thanked China for their “warm hospitality” during the 9th BRICS Summit before leaving for…

Modi thanks China for ‘warm hospitality’; leaves for Myanmar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: IANS)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday thanked China for their “warm hospitality” during the 9th BRICS Summit before leaving for Myanmar for a bilateral visit.

“I thank the Chinese government & people for their warm hospitality during the BRICS Summit. Leaving for Myanmar for a bilateral visit,” tweeted Modi.

“The various deliberations during the BRICS Summit were extremely productive. Looking forward to building on these in the times to come,” he said in another tweet.

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Both Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a bilateral meet on Tuesday and agreed that “peace and tranquility” at the border areas was a “prerequisite for fruitful relations” between the two nations.

Briefing the media about the bilateral meet, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar said that several issues including the Doklam standoff were discussed between the two countries during the hour-long meeting on the sidelines of the 9th BRICS Summit.

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