NEW DELHI, May 25 (Xinhuanet) -- Visiting Chinese Chief of General
Staff of the People's Liberation Army Liang Guanglie on Wednesday held
talks with Indian Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee on the cooperation
between the two armies.
Liang said the cooperation between the armies of the two countries
has been developed steadily which has brought concrete interest to the two
peoples. The relationship between the defense departments and armies of
the two countries has kept a good momentum. The two sides should make this
good relations compatibleto the cooperative partnership facing peace and
prosperity betweenthe two countries.
Mukerjee said Liang's visit is another important high-level contact
between the two countries after the official visit of Chinese Premier Wen
Jiabao in April.
He said that Liang's visit itself proves the closeness of bilateral
relationship. The consensus concerning peace, stability and mutual
prosperity is conducive to the further contacts of the two countries, and
the friendly atmosphere built by the two sides is helpful to the solution
of the border problems left by history.
Meanwhile, Liang also met with M. K. Narayanan, Indian
nationalsecurity advisor and Indian special representative on the
China-Indian boundary issue.
Liang said the Chinese side is willing to solve the boundary question
with India on the basis of equality and consultation withmutual
understanding and concessions. The PLA is ready to build confidence
measures with the Indian army at the military areas along the Lines of
Actual Control, and continue keeping peace and tranquillity along the
border areas.
Narayanan, on the other hand, said he hoped that through Liang's
visit, both armies could further play a positive role in keeping the
tranquillity and stability along the border areas, build mutual trust and
promote the contact between the two armies to a new level.
Liang arrived here Monday to pay a six-day official visit to India at
the invitation of the Indian armed forces.