During her meeting with Wang Yi, Sushma Swaraj also underlined the need for approaching “our difference with due consideration to each other’s sensitivities and concerns”.
The bilateral ties went through a serious test after Indian border troops "illegally trespassed" into the Chinese territory in June, Wang told Swaraj on Monday.
India has opposed the OBOR due to its sovereignty concerns over the USD 50 billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). CPEC is part of the OBOR.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to New Delhi is the first by a top Chinese official to India after the 73-day Dokalam standoff and after the commencement of the second five-year term of President Xi Jinping.
This is the first high-level visit from China after Indian and Chinese troops were in a tense face-off earlier this year in Doklam on the border.
MEA said in a statement on Tuesday that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, along with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, would attend the meeting on December 11 to be hosted by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
Over a month ago, India had sent its first consignment of wheat to Afghanistan by sea through the Chabahar port in Iran.
External Affairs Sushma Swaraj on Saturday paid an unscheduled visit to Iran and had luncheon meeting with her Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif in Tehran.
In June, India and Pakistan became full-fledged members of the SCO, a China-dominated security grouping which is increasingly seen as a counterweight to NATO.
India is attending the SCO summit as a permanent member for the first time. In June, India and Pakistan had become full-fledged members of the SCO.
In response to a separate request, Sushma Swaraj said that the Indian High Commission in Islamabad would look at the visa applications of Shamim Ahmed, seeking a liver transplant, and his two attendants Amna Shamim and Wajiha Ali.
On Thursday, Pakistan had accused India of selectively issuing medical visa to its citizens and that it was not a gesture of compassion but "cold blooded politicking".
The SCO Summit will be held on November 30 and December 1 and it is likely to discuss the regional security scenario besides several other issues.
On maritime security, India and France discussed growing cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region.
The minister even assured that all Indians were safe in the country where unrest has triggered speculation of a coup.
Swaraj's announcement on Twitter came after Karachi resident Muhammad Talha last week requested the external affairs minister to grant visa to his father for treatment in India.
Sushma Swaraj said she has also asked the Protector General of Emigrants, the authority responsible for protecting the interest of Indian workers going abroad, to proceed against all such recruitment agents.
A 14-year-old Sikh boy was allegedly punched and knocked down by his classmate in Kent city of the Washington State with his father claiming that his son was targeted because he is of Indian descent.
"Attack on Indian students in Milan: I have got the detailed report. Pls do not worry. I am monitoring the situation personally", Sushma Swaraj tweeted.
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