Indian PM meets China's top diplomat

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Indian PM meets China's top diplomat

2026-06-25 00:55 Last Updated At：15:06

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met in New Delhi on Tuesday with Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs.

Wang is in New Delhi for the 16th Meeting of BRICS National Security Advisors and High Representatives on National Security.

During the meeting, Modi said India and China are both ancient civilizations with a history of friendly exchanges spanning thousands of years, and the two countries held leading and dominant positions in the world for a long period of time.

Under the current circumstances, the two sides should carry forward their traditional friendship, maintain high-level exchanges, advance practical cooperation, and safeguard the common interests of Global South countries, Modi said.

India supports China's assumption of the BRICS rotating presidency next year, and is ready to work with China to promote the development of the cause of BRICS, he said.

Wang said China and India, as the two largest developing countries and important members of the Global South, should play an exemplary role in promoting solidarity and self-reliance among Global South countries.

China will continue to support India in fulfilling its responsibilities as the BRICS rotating chair and work with India to promote solid progress in BRICS cooperation, Wang noted.

Wang said China is ready to work with India to implement the important consensus reached between the leaders of the two countries, continuously enhance trust and dispel doubts, properly handle sensitive issues, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, maintain the positive momentum of China-India relations, and jointly advance their respective modernization processes.

This fully serves the fundamental interests of the two peoples and conforms to the common expectations of the international community, Wang said.

Wang attended the 16th Meeting of BRICS National Security Advisors and High Representatives on National Security on the same day.

Oman says no transit fees planned for future Hormuz Strait arrangements

Oman said Thursday that future arrangements related to the Strait of Hormuz would not involve the imposition of transit fees, reaffirming its commitment to ensuring free and secure navigation through the strategic waterway.

The remarks were made by Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi during the joint ministerial meeting between the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and the United States, held in Bahrain, according to the Oman News Agency.

Albusaidi said Oman, as a littoral state of the Strait of Hormuz, bears a special responsibility in supporting international efforts to secure maritime navigation, in line with its obligations under international law and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

The minister also reaffirmed Oman's support for the memorandum of understanding signed between the United States and Iran, stressing the importance of achieving its objectives to realize the desired peace.

He underscored the importance of restoring freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and ensuring the safe flow of maritime traffic.

Also on Thursday, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and Albusaidi stressed the importance of continuing coordination in managing the strait in a phone call, according to a statement released on Araghchi's Telegram channel.