The President said both the countries have a "comprehensive relationship" and India considers ties with China as "important". "I would say that we have very comprehensive relationship with People's Republic of China. And we consider it is a very important relationship for us...And that the state visit has its own significance as it provides an opportunity to the leaders to share their views, explore the possibilities of expanding cooperatbetween the countries concerned and also they exchange their views on regional, global and multilateral issues," he added. Read less...