India and China held talks Saturday and agreed to build "trust and understanding" in their bilateral ties, DPA reported. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao held talks on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and East Asia summits in Thailand. The two leaders held a "productive meeting" covering bilateral, regional and international issues, the IANS news agency reported quoting official sources. "We have reached important consensus on promoting bilateral ties, and I believe that our two countries maintain a good relationship in the future, which conforms with the interests of the two countries," Wen was quoted by the IANS as saying at the beginning of the talks. On his part, Singh said he had "good discussions" with Wen on how to promote their bilateral strategic and cooperative partnership.
