India-China relations unique in the world: Dr Singh
October 24, 2013 09:23
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's address at the Central Party School of the all-powerful Chinese Communist Party is considered a rare honour.
He said in his address, "Relations between India and China are unique in the world. We are two continuous ancient civilizations. We are neighbours with a long history of cultural, spiritual and economic ties.
"We both embarked on a new phase of our political histories around the same time," he said.
"Today, we are the world's two most populous nations, engaged in a process of socio-economic transformation of our people on a scale and at a pace unprecedented in human history," he added.
He said in his address, "Relations between India and China are unique in the world. We are two continuous ancient civilizations. We are neighbours with a long history of cultural, spiritual and economic ties.
"We both embarked on a new phase of our political histories around the same time," he said.
"Today, we are the world's two most populous nations, engaged in a process of socio-economic transformation of our people on a scale and at a pace unprecedented in human history," he added.