India, July 15 -- External affairs minister S Jaishankar met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday and apprised him about recent developments in bilateral ties.

Jaishankar met Xi along with other foreign ministers of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Beijing. The meeting was held before the foreign ministers participated in a conclave in Tianjin.

"Apprised President Xi of the recent development of our bilateral ties. Value the guidance of our leaders in that regard," Jaishankar said in a social media post, referring to his meeting with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi on Monday.

Jaishankar also conveyed the greetings of President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Xi.

At their meetin...