'PM Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping to meet on G20 sidelines in Argentina'

New Delhi, Oct 15 Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Argentina one month from now, China's Ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui said Monday.

Luo was speaking at the inauguration of the first Joint India-China Training Program for Afghan diplomats here.

He said the event was only the first step in Sino-India participation on Afghanistan and coordinated effort will develop in future.

Prime Minister Modi and President Xi will meet on the sidelines of the G20 summit in November, the Chinese envoy said.

Modi and Xi have met twice after their informal summit in Wuhan this year - at the Shanaghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in June in Qingdao, China, and at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, in July.

Luo also said China's state counsellor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit India in December to dispatch the primary India-China abnormal state individuals to individuals trades component.

The main India-China Joint Training Program for Afghan representatives started Monday and will proceed till October 26, as indicated by the Ministry of External Affairs.

The joint training program is being held after an understanding for such a cooperation was come to during the informal summit among Modi and Xi in Wuhan city.