Indian ambassador Vikram Misri pays farewell call on Chinese FM Wang Yi
Beijing/New Delhi, Dec 7: Indian Ambassador Vikram Misri paid a farewell call on Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during which he expressed hope that the two sides would be able to resolve the current difficulties and take the relationship forward in a positive direction.
In the call, held via video-link on Monday, Misri also conveyed his appreciation for the assistance and cooperation extended by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the discharge of his official duties in China.
While speaking about India-China relations, Misri noted that our relations comprised both opportunities and challenges, and even though certain challenges since last year had overpowered the vast opportunities in the relationship, he was hopeful that with continued communication at all levels – political, diplomatic and military, the two sides would be able to resolve the current difficulties and take the relationship forward in a positive direction.
In this regard, in particular, he highlighted the role played by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in issuing appropriate guidance to achieve full and complete resolution of the current issues at India-China border areas, and underlined his continued hope that complete resolution of these issues as per the understanding between the two Foreign Ministers would be achieved soon, which in turn would help relations to return towards normalisation, which was the common goal of both sides, a press statement from the Indian Embassy said.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi appreciated Ambassador Misri’s role in promoting and managing the relationship in the last three years. He conveyed his best wishes for his future assignment, and expressed hope that he would continue to make contributions to India-China relations. He also shared his belief that the commonalities far outweighed the differences in our bilateral relations, and expressed confidence that our relations would be able to make progress in the future.
