‘Value the guidance of our leaders’: Jaishankar meets Xi Jinping in Beijing

The meeting comes at a time when both countries continue efforts to stabilise relations amid ongoing border tensions in eastern Ladakh.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Tuesday morning on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) ministerial gathering.

Jaishankar, who was in the Chinese capital to attend the SCO Foreign Ministers’ meeting, was part of a delegation that called on President Xi.

Taking to microblogging site X, he said, “Called on President Xi Jinping this morning in Beijing along with my fellow SCO Foreign Ministers......Apprised President Xi of the recent development of our bilateral ties. Value the guidance of our leaders in that regard.”

Called on President Xi Jinping this morning in Beijing along with my fellow SCO Foreign Ministers.

Conveyed the greetings of President Droupadi Murmu & Prime Minister @narendramodi.

Apprised President Xi of the recent development of our bilateral ties. Value the guidance of… pic.twitter.com/tNfmEzpJGl

— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) July 15, 2025

During the interaction, Jaishankar briefed the Chinese leader on recent developments in India-China relations and underlined the importance of sustained engagement at the leadership level to advance bilateral ties.

Jaishankar arrived in China on Monday for a two-day visit to participate in the SCO ministerial conclave. This marks his first trip to China since the sharp deterioration in India-China relations following the deadly clashes in the Galwan Valley in June 2020.

The meeting comes at a time when both countries continue efforts to stabilise relations amid ongoing border tensions in eastern Ladakh.