PM accepts Xi's invite for 3rd summit in China

Mamallapuram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accepted the invitation of President Xi Jinping to visit China for a third informal summit next year. Xi extended the invitation during the second informal summit in Mamallapuram.

Addressing the media after the summit, foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale on Saturday said, "Prime Minister Modi and President Xi also appraised the practice of Informal Summits in a positive light as providing an important opportunity to deepen dialogue and to promote mutual understanding at the Leaders' level in line with the 'Wuhan Spirit' and the 'Chennai Connect'."

"They agreed to continue this practice in the future. President Xi invited Prime Minister Modi to visit China for the 3rd Informal Summit. Prime Minister Modi has accepted the invitation," he added.