Hamburg: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday shook hands and had a conversation on a "range of issues" during the BRICS leaders' informal meeting here amid a stand-off between the armies of the two countries in the Sikkim section.


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The conversation took place on the sidelines of the G20 Summit that began here today.


In a tweet, external affairs ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay said Modi and Xi discussed a range of issues.


"At d BRICS leaders' informal gathering @ Hamburg hosted by China, PM @narendramodi and President Xi had a conversation on a range of issues," the spokesperson tweeted.


The ministry also tweeted a photograph of Modi and Xi shaking hands.


The meeting assumes significance as it comes a day after a top Chinese official said the "atmosphere" is "not right" for a bilateral meeting between Modi and Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 Summit.


China and India have been engaged in a stand-off in the Dokalam area near the Bhutan tri-junction for the past three weeks 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.