December 16, 2010 6:49 PM

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Indepth consultations to resolve issue of stapled visa satisfactorily: Jiabao

The Chinese Premier has suggested that the officials from India and China can have indepth consultations to resolve satisfactorily the issue of stapled visa for residents of Jammu and Kashmir. Briefing media on the talks between Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao in New Delhi on Thursday, the Foreign Secretary Mrs. Nirupama Rao said that the issue was brought by Wen Jiabao himself saying that Beijing takes India's concerns seriously. Mrs. Rao said that India's concerns with regard to terrorism eminating from Pakistan were articulated very well and pointed out that the need is very much there for China to look at real concerns India has on the issue. On the construction of dams on Brahmaputra, the Foreign Secretary said that China has maintained that the run of river dams being built by China are not designed to affect the interests of those living in lower regions in India. On the issue of resuming defence exchanges, Mrs. Rao said that the endeavour is to create a basis for such exchanges without any constraint. The high level defence exchanges with China were suspended after the Northern Commander Lt. General B. S. Jaswal was offered stapled visa because he was from Jammu and Kashmir which was, however, refused.

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