Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c14.64

v2.c14.64

From December 11-16, 1991, Premier Li Peng, at the invitation of Prime Minister Narasimha Rao, paid a formal friendly visit to New Delhi. This was the first visit of a Chinese premier to visit India in 31 years. Both sides agreed that the border issue should not be an obstacle to mutual relations and it was necessary to continue with high-level exchange visits, to push forward mutual relationship and to further deepen mutual cooperation in the areas of politics, economy, science & technology and cultural aspects, and given the changing international situation, developing countries should support and cooperate with each other. India and China also signed five documents and issued a joint communiqué.