Here's what Xi Jinping told PM Modi to resolve differences between India, China

New Delhi: During a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Astana on Friday, Chinese President Xi Xinping expressed his views on how to settle the long-standing difference between India and China.

The two leaders meet in Astana in Kazakhstan on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit on Friday.

Here's what he said:

* Both sides should work to "appropriately" manage differences.

* The two countries should strengthen multilateral consultation, and manage sensitive issues.

* President Xi stressed on boosting trade and investment cooperation so that the two countries can reap "early stage profits" from large-scale projects.

* Favoured early completion of the China-India-Bangladesh-Myanmar connectivity project in order to boost trade between the four countries.

* Xi said China attaches great importance to its ties with India. He called for more high-level interactions, institutionalised exchanges, strategic communication and policy alignment between the two countries, Xinhua reported.

* China and India should also boost trade and investment cooperation and work together for earlier harvest from large- scale cooperation projects in such areas as production capability, industrial parks and railway construction, Xi said.

* The Chinese President said his country is willing to cooperate with India within the SCO framework and contribute to the healthy and sustained development of the organisation.