NEW DELHI, Sept. 13 (Xinhua)-- China and India held a fresh round of arms control consultation in New Delhi Tuesday.
The consultation was co-chaired by Wang Qun, Director-General of Arms Control Department of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, and Amandeep Singh Gill, Joint Secretary for Disarmament and International Security of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs.
The two sides exchanged views on issues of common concern in this field.
On the question of non-NPT states' participation in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), given that it is an issue of major concern to India, China, for its part, shared with India the recent developments as it sees within the Group in relation to the question.
China also shared with India its principled positions and views on the above question.
In the meantime, China listened to and had the inputs from India on this issue, and indicated that it will bring such views and inputs back to the Group for its consideration. China hopes the above inputs will help facilitate the relevant discussions within the Group.
The two sides realized that the question of the non-NPT states' participation is, in essence, a multilateral issue, and can only be subject to multilateral solution by the Group.
Bilateral exchanges should serve to facilitate the relevant discussions within the Group.
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