China's Global Security Initiative, mooted by President Xi Jinping, has called for cooperation to share trans-border rivers, a move which assumes significance in the light of concerns raised by India and Bangladesh over construction of dams by Beijing over the Brahmaputra as they could restrict water supply to the lower riparian countries.
"Call on upstream and downstream countries along trans-boundary rivers to actively engage in international cooperation, resolve relevant disputes through dialogue and consultation, ensure the safety of the shipping on transboundary rivers, rationally utilize and protect water resources, and protect the ecological environment of transboundary rivers," a concept paper released by the Foreign Ministry here said on Monday.
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