Beijing, Jan 4: Indian Ambassador to China Gautam Bambawale Thursday held talks with Guo Yezhou, Vice Minister, International Department of the ruling Communist Party, amid efforts by the two nations to improve their ties post-Dokalam. Guo is the senior most vice minister of the international department of the CPC which plays key role in policy formulations of China’s external relations.
The details of the meeting were immediately not available. Bambawale, a seasoned diplomat who till recently served as high commissioner to Pakistan, assumed charge as India’s ambassador to China last month. The meeting took place as a high-level Chinese delegation headed by Meng Xiangfeng, a close confidant of President Xi Jinping and the Deputy Director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, is currently visiting India under an exchange programme with the Ministry of External Affairs.
The exchanges between the CPC and the MEA followed the visits of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi to New Delhi last month. Wang’s talks with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and other officials on the sidelines of Russia-India-China Foreign Ministers’ meeting last month set the stage for a broader dialogue on improving the relations this year.
PTI