The Chinese version of the Indian president's book Guiding Souls: Dialogues on the Purpose of Life was published in China on Wednesday to mark China-India Friendship Year.

 

The book considered the essence of humanity and represented the president's understanding of life and human nature, said Chai Shangjin, deputy editor-in-chief of Contemporary World Publishing House, the publisher of the book.

 

On the preface of the Chinese version, Indian President Abdul Kalam says cooperation between India and China would bring global peace, prosperity and security.

 

Philosophical communication and exchanges was an important foundation for international understanding, said Liu Hongcai, deputy head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.

 

The book's publication in China was a major event in bilateral relations and created a harmonious atmosphere for high-level exchanges between the two countries, Liu said at the launch ceremony.

 

The development of friendship and peaceful coexistence between China and India was inevitable, he added.

 

(Xinhua News Agency October 19, 2006)