JOHANNESBURG – China and India, as two ancient civilizations and neighboring countries, should trust and support each other and help each other succeed, the two sides agreed when their top diplomats met here in South Africa on Friday.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar to discuss bilateral relations on the sidelines of the Group of 20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Johannesburg.

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, recalled the successful meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kazan, Russia last year, which set the general direction for the improvement and development of bilateral relations.

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Exchanges at all levels between the two countries have resumed in an orderly manner, while the special representatives on the boundary question have reached consensus on properly handling specific differences, said Wang.

Restoring mutual trust and achieving win-win cooperation align with the common expectations of the two peoples. Both sides should fundamentally adhere to the consensus reached by their leaders and ensure that bilateral relations remain on the right track, he said.

China is ready to work with India to plan commemorative activities for the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries, injecting new impetus into the development of bilateral relations, added the Chinese diplomat.

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Jaishankar, for his part, said that the Kazan meeting between Modi and Xi has provided crucial guidance for the improvement of India-China bilateral relations, leading to the gradual resumption of bilateral exchanges in various fields and yielding remarkable results.

Noting that the establishment of mutual trust between India and China serves the interests of both sides, he said India cherishes the hard-won achievements in improving bilateral relations and stands ready to work with China to speed up the resumption of cooperation mechanism, enhance people-to-people exchanges, facilitate cross-border travel, and jointly safeguard peace and tranquility in the border areas.

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As both India and China are members of the G20, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and BRICS, it is particularly important for the two countries to strengthen their coordination. India is willing to strengthen communication and coordination with China in this regard, said the Indian diplomat.