On 9 December 2013, Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Indian Ambassador to China S. Jaishankar to bid farewell for his departure.

Wang Yi appreciated S. Jaishankar’s contributions within his tenure to pushing forward China-India relations, expressing that both China and India are major countries and have great influence on global stability and development. The common interests between the two countries far outweigh the differences. Both sides should continue to deepen mutual trust, explore strategic cooperation and properly manage issues left over from history so as to push for new progress of China-India relations.

S. Jaishankar thanked for the support and cooperation offered by the Chinese side within his tenure and was satisfied with the growth momentum of India-China relations in recent years. India is ready to work with China to push for unceasing development of India-China relations.