New Delhi, July 16 -- External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Tuesday met Chinese President Xi Jinping during his first visit to China since ties between New Delhi and Beijing soured in 2020. Jaishankar was among the foreign ministers and heads of standing bodies of the 10-member Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

Sharing a picture from the meeting, Jaishankar wrote on X that he spoke to President Xi about the development of India-China bilateral ties and also conveyed greetings of President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to him. "Apprised President Xi of the recent development of our bilateral ties. Value the guidance of our leaders in that regard,"a part of Jaishankar's tweet read.

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