Beijing/IBNS, July 15 -- India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday called on Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing during his first visit to China since the 2020 Galwan clash.

Jaishankar met Jinping along with foreign ministers of other countries in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

On Monday, Jaishankar met Chinese Vice President Han Zheng and strongly favoured "an open exchange of views and perspectives" between the two nations.

The minister said the bilateral relationship, which plummeted after the deadly Galwan clash, is improving after a meeting between India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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