Premier Wen addresses Indian Council of World Affairs
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On the China-India boundary question, Wen said it was "a historical legacy" and its resolution requires patience.
"It will not be easy to completely resolve this question. It requires patience and will take a fairly long period of time," Wen said.
"Only with sincerity, mutual trust and perseverance can we eventually find a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable solution," he added.
On the trans-border rivers, Wen described them as "a source of livelihood for the people living along the rivers."
"To properly preserve, utilize and manage the trans-border rivers is our shared responsibility," he said.
"China takes seriously India's concern about the trans-border rivers, and we are ready to further improve the joint working mechanism," he said.
"We will do whatever we can and do it even better," he said, adding: "All the upstream development activities by China will be based on scientific planning and study and will never harm downstream interests."
"China and India, two great nations that have gone through so many trials and tribulations, will, as always, remain vibrant, live up to the important mission bestowed by history, and work together for new glories of the Oriental civilization," Wen said at the end of his speech.
India is the first leg of Wen's two-nation tour. He is also to pay an official visit to Pakistan beginning Friday.
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