India, China hold key border talks to prevent miscalculation along LAC
The two countries will depend on existing diplomatic and military channels to address outstanding issues and prevent misunderstandings along the Line of Actual Control (LAC)
India and China reviewed the overall situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) to ensure peace and tranquility in border areas, aiming to strengthen bilateral relations. Diplomatic talks, held under the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC), involved frank discussions on boundary delimitation, border management, and trans-border cooperation. The Indian side reiterated the importance of early convening of the expert-level mechanism on trans-border rivers and sharing technical details on upstream projects.
India and China reviewed the overall situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) to ensure peace and tranquility in border areas, aiming to strengthen bilateral relations. Diplomatic talks, held under the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC), involved frank discussions on boundary delimitation, border management, and trans-border cooperation. The Indian side reiterated the importance of early convening of the expert-level mechanism on trans-border rivers and sharing technical details on upstream projects.
India and China reviewed the overall situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) to ensure peace and tranquility in border areas, aiming to strengthen bilateral relations. Diplomatic talks, held under the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC), involved frank discussions on boundary delimitation, border management, and trans-border cooperation. The Indian side reiterated the importance of early convening of the expert-level mechanism on trans-border rivers and sharing technical details on upstream projects.
India and China reviewed the overall situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) to ensure that peace and tranquillity are maintained in the border areas so that the overall development of bilateral relations is strengthened, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday.
The two neighbours deliberated on key issues related to boundary delimitation, border management, and trans-border cooperation, among others, the MEA statement released a day after the diplomatic talks between the two sides in New Delhi said. The talks were held under the framework of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC).
"The two sides engaged in frank discussions and reviewed the situation along the LAC," it said.
As a follow-up to the outcomes of the last edition of Special Representatives' talks, the two sides held detailed exchanges on issues related to boundary delimitation, border management, mechanism-building, and trans-border cooperation.
The MEA said the Indian side reiterated the need for the early convening of the next meeting of the expert-level mechanism on trans-border rivers and emphasised the importance of sharing technical details on upstream projects.
"Both sides agreed to continue to use existing diplomatic and military channels, including the WMCC, local commander-level meetings, and other agreed mechanisms, to resolve outstanding issues and avoid misunderstanding and miscalculation along the LAC," the MEA release added.
The Indian delegation at the meeting was led by Sujit Ghosh, Joint Secretary (East Asia) in the MEA. The Chinese delegation was led by Hou Yanqi, Director General of the Boundary and Oceanic Affairs Department at China's foreign ministry.