China-India Talks Stress Need for Border Peace to Strengthen Ties

Chinese Foreign Ministry

China and India hold the 36th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on China-India Border Affairs (WMCC) in New Delhi.

India Says Talks with China Stressed Need for Border Peace to Strengthen Ties
India said on Friday that a new ‌round of border talks with China underlined that maintaining peace and tranquility along their ⁠disputed frontier is essential for overall development of relations between the Asian giants.

China and India held the 36th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on China-India Border Affairs (WMCC) in New Delhi on Thursday. The two sides exchanged views on issues including boundary delineation, border management and control, mechanism building, and cross-border cooperation, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

Both sides agreed to maintain communication through diplomatic and military channels and work together to safeguard peace and tranquility in the border areas, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry. 

The Indian foreign ⁠ministry said in a statement that the 36th meeting of a joint panel put in place ‌to ⁠handle border issues between the two countries met in New Delhi ⁠on Thursday and discussed "boundary delimitation, border management, mechanism building ⁠and trans-border cooperation."
 
The meeting was co-chaired by Hou Yanqi, director-general of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Sujit Ghosh, Joint Secretary (East Asia) in the Indian Ministry of External Affairs. Officials from the two countries' foreign affairs, defence, interior and immigration departments also attended the meeting.
 


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