Chinese Premier Li Qiang congratulated Narendra Modi for his term consecutive win as the Prime Minister of India.
According to Xinhua, Li Qiang in his congratulatory message to PM Modi said that China is willing to work with India to push forward bilateral relations in the right direction.
The Chinese Premier also said, “Sound and steady development of China-India relations is not only conducive to the well-being of the two peoples but also injects stability and positive energy into the region and the world.”
On June 5, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning congratulated PM Modi on behalf of the country and said both the nations should “look to the future” to advance bilateral relations, frozen since the Galwan incident four years ago, on a “healthy and stable track.”
“We noted the results of India’s general election and extend congratulations on the victory of the BJP led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the National Democratic Alliance,” Mao told at a media briefing in Beijing.
“A healthy and stable China-India relationship is in the interest of both the countries, and conducive to the peace and development in this region and beyond,” Mao said, responding to a question by the official media seeking China’s comment on PM Modi’s win.
“China stands ready to work with India to act in the fundamental interests of the two countries and the two peoples, bear in mind the overall interest of our ties, look to the future and advance bilateral relations on a healthy and stable track,” she further said.
Relations between India and China hit a low except for trade ever since the eastern Ladakh border standoff erupted on May 5, 2020, following a violent clash in the Pangong Tso (lake) area near Galwan.
As per the 2024 Lok Sabha polls result, announced on June 4, PM Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bagged 240 of the 543 seats and the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is comfortably above the majority 272 mark.
With inputs from agencies
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China willing to work with India: Preimer Li Qiang to PM Modi in congratulatory message
