• By Aalok Sensharma
  • Sat, 12 Oct 2019 03:44 PM (IST)
  • Source:JND
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Mamallapuram | Jagran News Desk: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday met for the second informal summit in the historic coastal city of Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu.

The meeting between the two leaders over dinner went on for over two hours in which they agreed to work together to fight ‘radicalisation and terrorism’ as common challenges, said the government in a late-night briefing.

“There was an acknowledgment that both the countries are very complex and very diverse. The two leaders said that these are large countries and that radicalisation is a matter of concern to both and that both would work together so that radicalisation and terrorism did not affect our multi-cultural, multi-ethnic multi-religious societies,” said Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale.

He further said that Xi said he was looking forward to working with Modi on all issues adding that both leaders ‘share a very personal rapport’.

Xi, who arrived in Chennai on Friday afternoon, was accorded a red-carpet welcome in the state capital. He then made his way to the coastal town of Mamallapuram, where he was received by PM Modi.

Xi’s meeting with PM Modi is significant as it comes against the backdrop of a heated exchange of words between the two countries over Jammu and Kashmir after India revoked the special status of the state.

The Chinese President recently met Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, after which a joint statement said that China is paying ‘close attention’ to the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and that the issue should be properly and peacefully resolved based on the ‘UN Charter’.

However, India retorted to Jinping's remark on Kashmir and said that its “not for other countries to comment on New Delhi’s internal affairs”.

Here are the LIVE updates from day 2 of the second informal summit between PM Modi and Xi Jinping:

14:03 pm: Vijay Gokhale, Foreign Secy: Both leaders agreed that it was important to deal with challenges of terrorism & radicalisation in an increasingly complex world. Both are leaders of countries which are not only large in terms of areas & population but also in terms of diversity.

14:03 pm: Vijay Gokhale, Foreign Secretary: President Xi spoke of greater facilitation for yatris going to the Mansarovar Yatra and Prime Minister suggested a number of ideas on the connection between state of Tamil Nadu and the Fujian province of China.

13:53 pm: Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale: President Xi Jinping invited PM Modi to China for the next summit. PM Modi has accepted the invitation. Dates will be worked out later.

13:49 pm: Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale: This (Kashmir) issue was not raised and not discussed. Our position is anyways very clear that this is an internal matter of India.

13:45 pm: Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale: There was a new focus on people to people relations. It was decided that public of both countries must be brought in the relationship. Ideas were exchanged on this.

13:43 pm: 

13:41 pm: Chinese President Xi Jinping departs for Nepal

13:41 pm: Foreign Secy Vijay Gokhale: A new mechanism will be established to discuss trade, investment and services, at an elevated level. From China, it will be the Vice Premier, Hu Chunhua and from India, it will be FM Nirmala Sitharaman

13:38 pm: Foreign Secy Vijay Gokhale: The two leaders today had a conversation for almost 90 minutes,followed by delegation level talks and then lunch was hosted by PM Modi. A total of 6 hours of one to one meeting was held between the two leaders during this summit.

13:01 pm: Chinese President Xi Jinping departs from Taj Fisherman's Cove hotel in Kovalam for Chennai.

12:54 pm: PM Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping at an exhibition of artifacts and handloom at Taj Fisherman's Cove hotel in Kovalam, Tamil Nadu.

12:28 pm: PM Modi: We had decided that we will manage our differences prudently and won't allow them to turn into disputes. We will remain sensitive about our concerns and our relationship will contribute towards peace and stability in the world.

11:58 am: PM Narendra Modi: The Wuhan summit instilled a new momentum and trust in our relations and today's 'Chennai vision' is the start of a new era in India-China relations.

11:54 am: Chinese President Xi Jinping: Yesterday Prime Minister as you said, you and I had engaged in candid conversations like friends, heart to heart discussions on bilateral relations

11:52 am: We are overwhelmed by the sincere welcome by India. This will be memorable visit for us. This will be a far-reaching impact on us. We made the right decision for this kind of informal summit: Xi Jinping

11:51 am: PM Modi: The first informal summit between India and China last year in Wuhan led to fresh stability in our relations and gave a fresh momentum. Strategic communication between our two countries has also increased.

11:50 am: PM Modi: There have been deep cultural and trade relations between China and the state of Tamil Nadu. For most part of the last 2000 years, India and China have been economic power

11:48 am: Chennai is historic link between India and China: PM Modi

11:21 am: PM Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping at Taj Fisherman's Cove hotel in Kovalam.

10:40 am: PM Modi will also host a lunch for President Xi, following which the Chinese leader will proceed to Chennai airport where he will depart for a two-day state visit to Nepal.

10:24 am: Meeting underway between PM Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping at Taj Fisherman's Cove hotel in Kovalam.

10:20 am: 

10:14 am: PM Narendra Modi welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping at Taj Fisherman's Cove hotel in Kovalam

10:13 am: Today's meeting will focus on international and regional issues, announced Foreign Secretary Vijay K Gokhale and the two sides will also issue separate statements of the outcomes of the two-day informal summit between Prime Minister Modi and President Xi.

9:47 am: Chinese President Xi Jinping's convoy leaves from ITC Grand Chola Hotel for Kovalam.

9:46 am: ‘Let’s ensure our public places are clean’: PM Modi seen plogging at beach in Mamallapuram | Watch 

9:24 am: 

9:21 am: The two leaders today will meet at the Tanjo Hall in Taj Fisherman's Cove for the second round of their informal talks.

8:52 am: PM Modi and Xi Jinping will have a one-on-one discussion for about 40 minutes in the morning while there will also be discussions with the members of the official delegations of both the nations. 

8:32 am:  PM Modi gifted Nachiarkoil, a six-feet Annam lamp richly coated with gold and a three-feet high Thanjavur painting of dancing Saraswathi to Chinese President Xi Jinping at the second informal summit between the two leaders on Friday.

8:14 am: Members of the Chinese diaspora gather outside ITC Grand Chola Hotel in Chennai where President Xi Jinping is staying. The Chinese President will meet PM Modi later today in Kovalam

7:48 am: PM Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping to meet again today Day 2 of the summit.