On the afternoon of May 27, 2010, Chinese President Hu Jintao held talks with his Indian counterpart Pratibha Devisingh Patil at the Great Hall of the People. Both sides exchanged in-depth views on furthering China-India strategic cooperative partnership and other issues of common concern, and reached broad consensus.

Hu said China and India are neighbors linked by mountains and rivers and the two peoples have a long history of friendly exchanges. Over the past six decades since the establishment of diplomatic ties, bilateral relations have been developing continuously with the joint efforts of both sides. In the new century, both sides have established a strategic cooperative partnership oriented towards peace and prosperity and worked out the ten strategies of developing China-India relations, thus pushing bilateral ties to a new stage of development. Expanding the strategic partnership of cooperation between China and India conformed to fundamental interests of both countries and their peoples and was conducive to peace, stability and development of the region and the world.

President Patil first conveyed the cordial greetings and good wishes of the Indian government and people to the Chinese government and people. She said India-China traditional friendship has been deepening since the establishment of diplomatic ties 60 years ago and the two countries have established the strategic cooperative partnership. The frequent high-level exchanges between both sides have played an important role in expanding bilateral cooperation. She said India-China relations were of global and strategic significance, and all political parties in India were supportive of further advancing such relations. President Hu’s visit to India in 2006 marked a milestone in bilateral ties and India was committed to implementing the consensus reached by the leaders of both countries and the “ten strategies” on bilateral cooperation, she said.

He said under the new situation, leaders of the two countries should have frequent meetings through bilateral and multilateral channels and make best use of dialogue and consultation mechanisms to enhance strategic communication and build mutual political trust. The governments, legislative bodies and political parties of the two countries should actively carry out counterpart exchanges to push for sustained, healthy and comprehensive development of bilateral ties. Hu urged the two countries to tap potential, expand the trade scale and push forward cooperation in fields including finance, agriculture, science, technology, forest and environmental protection. The two countries should create a more flexible environment for each other's companies to make investment and undertake construction contracts, he said. Both countries should adhere to the principles of openness and mutual benefit while opposing protectionism in any form, he said. Both sides should also step up exchanges in the areas of culture, education, academia, media, youth and non-government sectors. A series of celebrations will be held to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations so as to make the China-India friendship more deeply rooted in the hearts of both peoples. Hu said China and India should further enhance coordination and cooperation on multilateral occasions and work more closely to address global issues such as the global financial crisis, climate change, energy security and food security. The two countries should maintain close communication and coordination within multilateral mechanisms such as China-Russia-India, BRIC, BASIC, and G20, in a bid to increase the representation and voice of developing countries in international affairs and safeguard their common interests, Hu said.

Patil said India is ready to take the opportunity of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties and work with China to push forward bilateral ties. Describing trade and economic cooperation as a pillar of bilateral ties, Patil said India and China should work together to realize trade target that had been set. India and China, both ancient civilizations, have a tradition of learning from and exchanging with each other, which is a cornerstone of deepening bilateral friendship. Celebrations such as "China Festival" in India and "India Festival" in China would be held this year to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. Both sides will also make more efforts to enhance people-to-people and cultural exchanges especially those between the youth. All this will help deepen the friendship and keep closer the friendly relations between both peoples. Both sides have worked closely in the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, jointly safeguarding interests of developing nations. Patil said India was ready to strengthen cooperation with China in addressing the global issues including the global financial crisis and climate change and to maintain close coordination within multilateral mechanisms such as BRIC and G20.

After the talks, the two presidents witnessed the signing of a number of bilateral cooperative documents.

Prior to the talks, President Hu Jintao held a welcoming ceremony for Patil at the North Hall of the Great Hall of the People. Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of National People's Congress Ismail Tiliwaldi, State Councilor Dai Bingguo, Vice Chairwoman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Zhang Rongming, Vice-Chairman He Keng of the Central Committee of the Jiusan Society, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, Chinese Ambassador to India Zhang Yan and other officials attended the welcoming ceremony.