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'Atmosphere not right' for a Xi-Modi meet in Hamburg: China

"The atmosphere is not right for a bilateral meeting between President Xi and Prime Minister Modi," a Chinese foreign ministry official said ahead of 20 summit in German city of Hamburg from Friday. China and India have been engaged in a stand-off in the Dokalam area near the Bhutan tri-junction..
China rules out Xi-Modi meet at G20, says 'atmosphere not right'
A file photo of PM Modi with Xi Jinping.
Key Highlights
  • China has ruled out a meeting between PM Modi and Xi Jinping in Hamburg.
  • Both - PM Modi and Xi Jinping - will attend G20 meet in German city of Hamburg from Friday.
  • A Chinese foreign ministry official said "atmosphere is not right" for a bilateral meeting.
NEW DELHI/BEIJING: Amidst a stand-off between the armies of the two countries in the Sikkim sector, China on Thursday said the "atmosphere" was "not right" for a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg
"The atmosphere is not right for a bilateral meeting between President Xi and Prime Minister Modi," a Chinese foreign ministry official said ahead of the G20 summit in the German city of Hamburg from Friday.

China and India have been engaged in a stand-off in the Dokalam area near the Bhutan tri-junction for past 19 days after a Chinese army's construction party attempted to build a road. Doka La is the Indian name for the region which Bhutan recognises as Dokalam, while China claims it as part of its Donglang region.
There were reports that Modi and Xi may meet on the sidelines of the G20 summit to resolve the standoff.
China's state-run media on Wednesday had quoted Chinese analysts as saying that Beijing would be forced to use a "military way" to end the standoff in the Sikkim sector if India refuses to listen to the "historical lessons" being offered by it.
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(With inputs from PTI)
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