By IANS,
New Delhi: In order to take forward their bilateral cooperation in tackling issues of climate change, India and China Friday held talks to chart out their future course of action.
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh and Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu discussed steps to be taken by both countries in the field.
As part of the cooperation, Ramesh will be visiting China April 10-11 and May 7-9 to attend meetings related to climate change.
China and India are part of the BASIC countries, an influential group of four countries which emerged during the climate change talks in Copenhagen. Brazil and South Africa are the other members of the group.
“Chinese vice premier has told me that China regards cooperation in the field of climate change as the most successful example of bilateral cooperation with India,” he told reporters.
Ramesh said,”We are also seeking cooperation in forestry sector as China in next 10 years is planning to bring 40 million hectare of land under forest cover.”
“China has made rapid strides in the field of biotechnology and they are also working on genetically modified rice. We will share our experiences with each other on scientific challenges, what sort of regulation and bio-safety measures have been put in place in both the countries to deal with genetic engineering and agriculture,” he added.