Beijing, May 28 (UNI) India and China expressed satisfaction with the progress made in maintaining peace and tranquility in the border areas during the 35th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) held on May 27 in Beijing.
The Indian delegation was led by Sujit Ghosh, Joint Secretary (East Asia), and the Chinese delegation was led by Ms. Hou Yanqi, Director General of the Boundary & Oceanic Affairs Department of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The discussions were constructive and forward looking.
The two sides reviewed the situation in the India-China border areas. They expressed satisfaction with the progress made in maintaining peace and tranquility in the border areas, which has enabled progress towards gradual normalization of bilateral relations.
The two sides discussed issues pertaining to delimitation, border management, mechanism building and cross-border cooperation.
The Indian side stressed on early meeting of the next Expert Level Mechanism on Trans-border Rivers.
Both sides agreed to maintain regular exchanges and contacts at the diplomatic and military levels through mechanisms including those that were agreed as part of outcomes of 24th Special Representative Talks.
The two sides agreed to work together to make substantive preparation for the next meeting of the Special Representatives (SR), to be held in China.
During the visit, the Indian delegation leader met Liu Jinsong, DG of Dept of Asian Affairs of Chinese MFA and made a courtesy call on Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Hong Lei, a statement said.
The Chinese Ambassador to India Xu Feihong, in posts on X, said that “Assistant Foreign Minister Hong Lei met with Shri Sujit Ghosh, Joint Secretary of the East Asia Division of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, in Beijing. The two sides exchanged views on bilateral relations, multilateral cooperation, and boundary issues.”
He said that during the 35th Meeting of Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on Border Affairs in Beijing, “Both sides conducted constructive dialogue in a practical and friendly atmosphere and acknowledged that border area maintained lasting peace and tranquility.
“The two sides held discussion on boundary delimitation, border management, mechanism development and cross-border communication and cooperation, and agreed to keep communication through diplomatic and miliary channels, maintain peace and tranquility in the border area and actively prepare for the 25th Round of Talks between the Special Representatives of China and India on the Boundary Question.”
