Xi and Modi agree to maintain peace on border in BRICS chat

Chinese and Indian leaders had 'candid' exchange, Beijing spokesperson says

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, center, speaks with China's President Xi Jinping, left, as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks on at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg on Aug. 24. © AP

YUKIO TAJIMA, Nikkei staff writer

BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of this week's BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, amid tense relations between their governments.

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the two leaders agreed that China and India should work together to maintain peace along their disputed border. They had a "candid and in-depth exchange of views" on Wednesday regarding current relations and other questions of shared interest, according to the spokesperson.

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