India and China engaged in frank discussions and reviewed the situation along the Line of Actual Control during the 36th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India‑China Border Affairs held in New Delhi yesterday.
External Affairs Ministry said in a statement that both sides held detailed exchanges on issues related to boundary delimitation, border management, mechanism‑building and trans‑border cooperation. It was underlined that maintaining peace and tranquillity in the border areas is essential for the overall development of bilateral relations.
The Indian delegation was led by Joint Secretary (East Asia), Ministry of External Affairs, Sujit Ghosh. The Chinese delegation was led by Director General of the Boundary and Oceanic Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hou Yanqi.
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 Indian side reiterated the need for 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.
