President Pranab Mukherjee today recalled
the Indian support to China's membership of the UN in the 60s and 70s
and the restitution of its permanent membership of the Security Council,
in comments that assume significance after Beijing blocked India's bid
in the world body to ban JeM chief Masood Azhar.
In his
address at the elite Peking University, he referred to the establishment
of the diplomatic relations between India and China in 1950 and the
bilateral relations that have been tested by difficulties and challenges
in the last seven decades.
The period has demonstrated
the determination of the Indian people to safeguard their friendship
with the people of China and it has visibly endured, he noted.
"It
was demonstrated in India's early recognition of the People's Republic
of China (PRC) in December 1949, the establishment of our diplomatic
relations in April, 1950 and India's constant public support through the
60s and 70s for the admission of PRC to the UN and the restitution of
its Permanent Membership of the UN Security Council.
"Through
this period our relations have witnessed significant expansion and
diversification. Our shared civilisational past and our common Asian
identity have been at the core of this aspiration," he said.
Mukherjee
said that as India and China pursue their respective developmental
goals, "we both seek to live in friendship and realise our common dream
of an Asian Century".
"Both our nations have reaped rich political and economic dividends from this wise and judicious approach," the President said.
His
comments assume significance as they come against the backdrop of China
recently blocking India's bid to put Azhar on the UN list of proscribed
terrorists, a move that has become a major irritant in Sino-India
relations.
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