APChinese Premier Li Keqiang, second left, attends a meeting with India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, second right, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on Wednesday.
India and China have signed the Border Defence Cooperation Agreement (BDCA) to maintain peace and tranquillity on the Line of Actual Control, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced after his talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing on Wednesday.
The two countries have signed nine agreements, including one on trans-border rivers.
When India and China shake hands, the world notices, the Prime Minister said adding that the two sides are resolved to realise full promise of their partnership and maintain the friendliest of relations.
Earlier Mr. Singh was received at the Great Hall of the People and accorded a ceremonial Guard of Honour, after which the two leaders met for restricted delegation talks followed by another meeting with full delegations from both sides.
Mr. Singh arrived here on Tuesday night on a three-day visit. After his talks with Mr. Li, he is also scheduled to meet President Xi Jinping later.
In a rare honour for an Indian leader, President Xi Jinping will also host a dinner for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
