Beijing, June 25: Buoyed by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee`s successful visit, India and China on Wednesday decided to further step up bilateral trade and increase cooperation to safeguard the interests of developing nations at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). These decisions were taken during a meeting here between Minister of Commerce Arun Jaitely had with his Chinese counterpart, Lu Fuyan, official sources said.

The two sides also decided to hold the next round of the Joint Economic Group (JEG) meeting sometime in November-December this year.
Jaitley, who is part of the prime ministerial delegation to China, said that India and China have many commonalities and their cooperation is vital to safeguard the interests of developing countries.
Jaitley said he had a discussion with Lu on TRIPS in public health care area as well as agricultural negotiations and investment-related issues.
The minister, considered an expert on WTO issues, said that India and China, the fastest developing countries as well as the world`s most populated nations, have many commonalities and should stand together in protecting the interests of developing nations at multilateral foras like the WTO. Bureau Report