Source: New China news agency, Beijing.

New Delhi, 8th May (Xinhua): The India-Cina ties continued to improve steadily and have expanded into new areas of cooperation, said the annual report of the Indian External Affairs Ministry. The report, wich was available here today, said that the government is working for the establishment of a long term, stable and good nieghbourly relations with China.

The momentum of high level political dialogue is maintained to expand cooperation and create a favourable climate in wich the two countries can work for the resolution of outstanding issues. The situation along the Sino-India border remained peaceful while the Joint Working Group on the Boundary Question held discussions aimed at arriving at a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable solution to the border dispute, the report said.

The two countries succeeded in their efforts to enhance the economic content of their relations. In the first nine months of 1994, the total volume of trade was 593m US dollars, an increase of 29,5 per cent over the corresponding period last year. The two countries also agreed in principle to open more points for border trade, the report added.