India, China should work for peace and stability in Asia

Kolkata, Sept 8 (PTI) Chinese Foreign Minister Yang
Jeichi Monday said India and China should work "shoulder-to-
shoulder" in bringing about peace in the region and observed
that the rise of the two countries was a "good omen" for Asia.

"The rise of China and India is a very good omen for
Asia. India and China should work shoulder-to-shoulder with
each another in bringing about peace in the region," Jeichi
told reporters here.

Yang, who is to meet External Affairs Minister Pranab
Mukherjee in Delhi later Monday, said, "Both Mukherjee and I
have to do our humble best in strengthening the strategic
cooperation between the two countries."

Earlier, the Chinese minister met West Bengal Chief
Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee with a 12-member delegation.

Describing the meeting as "good", Yang said the issue of
Chinese investment in West Bengal was discussed and his
country would be interested in investing in infrastructure,
electricity, telecom and high-tech areas in the state.

With the state now trying to rejuvenate its industry
after making rapid strides in agriculture, "we can increase
exchanges to make agriculture more productive," he said.

Cooperation with the state could also be extended in
economic and social areas like sports and education, he said
while expressing support for the chief minister's view that
West Bengal was India's gateway to South and South East Asia.
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