The permanent members of the UN Security Council, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, China and France are known as P5 countries. (Photo: ANI)
India on Saturday thanked China for congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his election victory and said it would continue efforts for normalization of bilateral ties on the basis of “mutual respect, mutual interest and mutual sensitivity”.
The comments by Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal came as relations between India and China remained frosty given the ongoing border row along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.
Jaiswal was responding to a congratulatory message to Modi posted by the Chinese Foreign Ministry on X.
“Thank you @MFA_China for congratulating Prime Minister @narendramodi on his election victory. Will continue to work towards normalization of ties between India and China on the basis of mutual respect, mutual interest and mutual sensitivity,” Jaiswal said on X.
India has consistently maintained that peace and tranquility along the LAC was key to the normalization of overall ties.
On June 5, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said: “Congratulations to Prime Minister @narendramodi, BJP and National Democratic Alliance on the election victory. We look forward to a healthy and stable relationship between China and India.”
Leaders of four of the five P-5 countries have congratulated Modi on winning a third term. However, there has been no congratulatory message from Chinese President Xi Jinping yet.
The permanent members of the UN Security Council, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, China and France are known as P5 countries.
The Indian and Chinese militaries have been locked in a standoff since May 2020 and a complete resolution of the border row has not yet been reached, although the two sides have moved away from some friction points.
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First print: June 8, 2024 | 7:02 PM IST