PM Modi meets President Xi on sidelines of G20 Summit in Argentina, discusses ways to strengthen India-China ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday took part in BRICS informal meet and met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of G20 Summit in Argentina.

At the BRICS informal meet, PM Modi raised the issue of terror and radicalisation. "Terrorism and radicalism are a threat to the world, those who commit financial crimes are also a big threat. We have to work together against black money," he said.

India has been raising the issue of cross-border terror emanating from Pakistan from the various global forum.  

Working together to strengthen the Wuhan spirit

PM @narendramodi had a warm & productive meeting with President Xi of #China, their 4th this year, on sidelines of #G20Summit. Discussed joint efforts to further enhance mutual trust and friendship across all aspects of our ties. pic.twitter.com/Zbh2Ee27Vb

— Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) November 30, 2018

Lauding BRICS as a grouping, PM said, "We have to talk in one voice for the interest of developing nations in the United Nations and other multilateral organizations. This is the reason we have come together for BRICS.

Last year's informal BRICS meet on the sidelines of 12th G20 summit in Hamburg helped India and China break ice after Doklam controversy. Indian PM and Chinese President had met on the sidelines of the BRICS informal meet.

This is the fourth meeting between the two leaders this year. PM said, "This has been a good year for bilateral ties". Recalling Wuhan informal summit, PM said, "it was a milestone and engagement between the 2 countries got new momentum."

The two leaders have met twice after their informal summit in the Chinese city of Wuhan in April -- once at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit held in June in China's Qingdao and the second time at the BRICS summit in South Africa's Johannesburg in July. 

Recalling his meeting with the Chinese President, PM hoped the momentum in ties would continue.