On February 8, 2012, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met with his Indian counterpart S.M. Krishna in Beijing. Both sides exchanged views on bilateral relations and international and regional issues of common interest. They agreed that the two sides should make joint efforts to maintain and strengthen the good momentum of development of the China-India relationship and lead their friendly cooperation into a new phase in accordance with the consensus reached by the leaders of the two nations.

Foreign Minister Krishna arrived here to attend an opening ceremony for India's newly-built embassy in China.