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China calls for "compromises" on Arunachal Pradesh

New Delhi: As India prepares to receive President Hu Jintao next week, China said on Wednesday that the two countries must make "mutual compromises" on the "disputed" issue of Arunachal Pradesh, and that it was ready to do so.

The two countries, through "friendly consultations," can arrive at a "mutually-acceptable and mutually-satisfactory" solution to the issue "left over from history," Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Yuxi told PTI in an interview here.

Insisting that Arunachal was a "disputed area," Mr. Sun said there needed to be discussions on it. "We must make mutual compromises. We are ready to make compromises on that," he said, five days ahead of Mr. Hu's maiden four-day visit here.

Asked about External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee's remark on Tuesday that Arunachal is an integral part of India, the Chinese envoy said, "If you want to know that, you can compare the maps of the two countries. There are differences. So that is why we call it disputed area, and [that] needs some discussions." There should be "some give and take" on the issue, and it was for the negotiators of the two countries to ascertain where to make compromises. — PTI

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