India, China Seek to Reduce Differences during FM''s Visit

New Delhi -The visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to India next week will help to reduce differences that surfaced recently between Beijing and New Delhi, Indian press reported. Ties between the two countries became strained by some thorny issues, Zee News TV highlighted.

The visit is aimed at rebuilding confidence after differences arising as a result of China's veto on the admission of India in the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the source said.

Beijing denied any animosity toward India and said its refusal was because New Delhi is not a signatory of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Another event that caused discomfort was China's decision to block in the UN Security Council a draft resolution submitted by India to the UN Security Council to declare Masood Azhar, the leader of the separatist group Jaish-e-Mohammed, a terrorist.

That organization was responsible for the attack on an Indian army base in January, when 13 people were killed, including seven soldiers.

Beijing said that this issue should be resolved bilaterally between India and Pakistan, where Azhar lives.

Add to this the alleged violation by the Chinese soldiers who crossed the border state of Uttarakhand for a brief period.

During the visit, issues related to the G-20 summit, to be held on September 4 and 5 in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, and the Brics summit, scheduled for October in the Indian city of Goa, will also be addressed, said the spokesperson for India's Foreign Ministry, Vikas Swarup.

When asked about the problem of Uttarakhand, Swarup said on Friday that all international, regional and bilateral issues of mutual interest will be addressed.

However, he added that the Defense Minister has already issued a statement and that there are mechanisms to discuss these topics, such as the army-level contacts.

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