India had offered to bring back people of neighbourhood countries from the coronavirus epicenter Wuhan during its drive to evacuate Indian nationals stranded in the China's city, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told the Rajya Sabha on Friday.

The remark came during his meeting with European Union Commissioner Christos Stylianides who said that UN wishes to see India and Pakistan re-open dialogue through diplomatic channels and de-escalate the Kashmir issue.

Amid marked strain in bilateral ties, India and China are likely to discuss a host of contentious issues, including Beijing repeatedly blocking a UN ban on JeM chief Masood Azhar and stymeing India's NSG membership, when Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar meets the Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui next week in Beijing.