BEIJING, April 7 � India today inked an agreement with China to set up a hotline between Prime Ministers of the two countries as it conveyed its serious concerns to the leadership here over Beijing�s issuance of stapled visas to Kashmiris and engagement in projects in PoK, reports PTI.
The establishment of the hotline showed how close India and China were with each other, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna said, wrapping up his four-day visit here during which he held wide-ranging talks with Premier Wen Jiabao and his counterpart Yang Jiechi.
Briefing the media on Krishna�s meetings here, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said he strongly conveyed India�s concern over China stapling visas for residents of Jammu and Kashmir, during his meeting with Yang.
�We do not accept the stapled visas on the passports of residents from Jammu and Kashmir.
�Our position in this regard was again made clear during the talks. They (the Chinese side) listened attentively what we said.
�We underlined the need for more sensitivity to be shown to Indian concerns in this regard. This is a subject of ongoing discussion with China. That is where it stands at the moment,� she said.
