China has conveyed its willingness to enhance cooperation with India on combating the menace of terrorism, including in the United Nations, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Friday, winding up a “fruitful and productive” four-day visit to that country.

Mr Mukherjee, who met the top Chinese leadership, including President Xi Jinping on Thursday, also expressed the hope that China will play a “positive and facilitative role” in ensuring a predictable environment for India in its pursuit of civil nuclear programme in bridging the huge power deficit the country faces. “Terrorism was an important topic which I covered in my meetings,” the President said.

China said it will expand cooperation with India to combat terrorism at the UN.