PM Modi raises Pak cross-border terror with China, Xi extends support to India

Maintenance of peace and tranquillity at the border is like an insurance policy for India-China ties, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed this position to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said.

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The two leaders held wide-ranging talks earlier in the day with a focus on mending and rebuilding the bilateral relations that came under severe strain following the over fouryear border standoff in eastern Ladakh that ended in October last year.

Foreign Secretary Misri, elaborating on talks between the two leaders on the margins of the SCO summit, said PM Modi mentioned the challenge of cross-border terrorism and pitched for extending support to each other to combat it as both India and China have been impacted by the menace.

"We have received understanding and cooperation from China as we deal with the issue of cross-border terrorism in context of the ongoing SCO summit," he said at a media briefing.