Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on September 4 his government attaches great importance to the expansion and development of relations with China and hoped the border dispute between the two countries will be resolved soon.

Singh said he was a "great admirer" of China, of its economic development and the way the Chinese society has transformed over the last 20 years, the Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) reported.

He said the two countries, which face the same problems in a lot of ways, can learn from each other's experience.

"The senior representatives of the two countries are discussing the border issue and it is my hope we can make progress in our resolution (of the issue)," IANS quoted Singh as saying.

He said he would be very happy to visit China.

Source: Xinhua