BEIJING, Oct. 22 (Kyodo) -- German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel ended two days of talks with Chinese leaders Tuesday, laying to rest a bilateral row over German criticism of China's treatment of Tibet.

Kinkel told journalists he raised the issues of Tibet and human rights ''in a nonconfrontational'' manner when meeting with Chinese President Jiang Zemin and Premier Li Peng, while making efforts to push forward German business deals in China.

Calling the talks ''very successful,'' Kinkel said his visit, which had been long-delayed due to the row over Tibet, has paved the way for a state visit by German President Roman Herzog to China in mid-November.

Beijing had postponed Kinkel's visit, originally scheduled for July, after the German Bundestag parliament adopted a resolution accusing China of trying to eradicate Tibetan culture.

China, which considers Tibet part of its territory, invariably dismisses criticism over Tibet and human rights as ''interference in domestic affairs.''

Chinese troops invaded Tibet, a long-time Chinese protectorate, in 1950, consolidating Chinese control of the Buddhist kingdom in the Himalayas.

Human rights advocates and Tibetans in exile claim that Beijing is forcing Tibet to assimilate to Chinese culture by resettling an increasing number of China's majority Han Chinese in the remote mountain region and by suppressing Tibetan Buddhism.

China's state-run Xinhua News Agency reported that Li told Kinkel that "on human rights, only if each country abides by the principles of mutual respect and noninterference and avoids confrontation while seeking dialogue, can relations between developed and developing nations be improved."

Kinkel met with Foreign Minister Qian Qichen on Monday, and the two agreed that bilateral relations had been put back on track.

The German foreign minister, who is accompanied by a group of German entrepreneurs, said he expects bilateral ties to expand in all areas from now on.

He said he made a strong effort to initiate in-depth discussions on business opportunities in the field of environmental protection.

Kinkel, who will visit China's most populated province of Sichuan on Wednesday, said Sino-German trade for 1996 is expected to hit 26.6 billion German marks, with China enjoying a 5 billion mark trade surplus.