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China backs India’s aspirations

Beijing, May 27
Skirting contentious issues, visiting President Pratibha Patil today held discussions with the top Chinese leadership which supported India's aspirations of becoming a permanent member of the UN Security Council, a stand welcomed by the Indian side. Patil, the first Indian Head of State to visit this country in a decade, held wide-ranging discussions with her Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao as well as Premier Wen Jiabao after being accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Great Hall of the People.

Controversial issues such as Chinese border incursions, stapled visas for Kashmiris, Indian visas for Chinese telcom companies and Sino-Pak ties did not figure in the discussions. Patil sought Chinese support for New Delhi's permanent membership of the UNSC during talks. Briefing reporters after the talks, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said the Chinese leaders supported India's aspirations for UNSC permanent seat and had assured the Indian leader that Beijing would back its bid in next year's election for a non-permanent membership of the UNSC. — PTI

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