[Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The most important consensus reached at the meeting between President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Modi is that China and India should be partners] On September 14, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun hosted a regular press conference. A reporter asked: On September 12, President Xi Jinping met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India. The leaders of China and India have met successfully for three consecutive years. What new important consensus did the leaders of the two countries reach on China-India relations during the meeting? In this regard, Guo Jiakun said that President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Modi have successfully met for three consecutive years, and the most important consensus reached at the meeting is that China and India should be partners. President Xi Jinping pointed out that China and India have different national conditions and can definitely learn from each other's strengths, support each other, achieve each other's achievements, and develop together. The two sides should calibrate the direction with an objective and rational strategic understanding, achieve mutual success with the concept of win-win cooperation, eliminate interference with the political wisdom of mutual respect and mutual understanding, benefit the world with open and inclusive multilateral collaboration, and jointly promote the stability and long-term development of China-India relations. Prime Minister Modi said that India adheres to an independent foreign policy and develops relations with China without being influenced by a third party. India does not allow any force to engage in anti-China activities in India. China attaches great importance to the important statement made by Prime Minister Modi. The leaders of the two countries unanimously agreed that China and India, as the two most populous countries in the world and important members of the Global South, should focus on development as the greatest common denominator, strengthen friendly exchanges and mutually beneficial cooperation, improve the public opinion foundation of bilateral relations, address each other's economic and trade concerns in a balanced way, and promote the healthy and stable development of economic and trade relations between the two countries. The two sides agreed to support each other in serving as BRICS chairpersons, promote cooperation in the Global South, promote world multipolarity, and be a stable and progressive force in a turbulent world. (CCTV News)