<p>Bikshek, Jun 13 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held delegation-level talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit here and told him that Sino-India relations had seen immense improvement since the Wuhan Informal Summit.<br /> "There has been much improvement in our relations since Wuhan Informal Summit (in 2018). We have also become sensitive to each other's interests and concerns. We are also showing better understanding of each other's stance," Mr Modi said at the delegation-level talks. <br /> At the meeting, Prime Minister Modi said, 'We are committed to peaceful negotiations' and that India has made efforts in this endeavour but 'these efforts have been derailed(by Pakistan).<br /> 'Prime Minister Modi informed President Xi that Pakistan needs to create an atmosphere free of terrorism and at this stage we did not see this happening. Therefore, we expect Pakistan to take concrete actions on all the issues that India has proposed,' Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale told a media briefing here.<br /> At the outset, Mr Modi conveyed in advance his best wishes to the Chinese leader whose birthday falls on June 15, Saturday.<br /> Wuhan spirit<br /> The Chinese President congratulated Mr Modi for his party's landslide win in the just-concluded 17th Lok Sabha polls. Mr Modi thanked President Xi and reminded him that the Chinese leader had congratulated last month as well after the polls.<br /> The first Informal Summit between Mr Modi and China's President was held in Wuhan in April last year.<br /> Mr Gokhale said though a brief meeting it was 'very substantive' and the atmosphere was very positive.'...the Wuhan spirit was very much present and this is the beginning of a series of meetings by both sides,' he said, adding both the leaders expressed optimism about their next possible meeting at G20 Summit in Osaka in Japan.<br /> Both Mr Modi and President Xi Jinping are expected to meet during the BRICS Summit and during the Informal Summit later this year in India. 'The venue and the timing has not been decided,' he said about the Informal Summit.<br /> Beginning<br /> 'This is the beginning of a process after the formation of the (Modi) government,' Mr Gokhale said. The Foreign Secretary said the meeting should be seen in the larger context of relations between the two countries and in the Indo-Pacific context.<br /> Answering questions, Mr Gokhale confirmed that issues pertaining to Pakistan also figured at the talks. 'There was a very brief discussion on Pakistan...as time was a constraint,' he said.<br /> Prime Minister Modi had said, ' We have a consistent position with respect to Pakistan and discuss all issues through a bilateral mechanism. We look for a peaceful settlement through negotiations.'<br /> The Chinese leader is expected to visit India for the second Informal Summit with Mr Modi this year. Mr Modi will also hold bilateral meetings with Russia's Vladimir Putin and President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan on Thursday late evening.<br /> He will attend an informal dinner to be hosted by Kyrgyz President Jeenbekov.The two-day SCO Council of Heads meeting will conclude on Friday.<br /> UNI DEVN AE RP1909</p>