Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh?in Hua Hin, Thailand?on Saturday to discuss bilateral ties and other issues of common concern.

"We have reached important consensus on promoting bilateral ties, and I believe that our two countries could maintain a good relationship in the future, which conforms with the interests of the two countries and I have confidence about that," Wen said at the beginning of the talks.

Singh, in his turn, recalled his recent meetings with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Russia and the United States, noting that the Chinese people is a great nation.

"We share with the Chinese people their pride of success," he said.

The meeting was held on the sidelines of a series of summits related to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the central Thai seaside resort.