India and China reviewed the situation in their border areas and expressed satisfaction with the progress in maintaining peace and tranquillity along the frontier during a key border mechanism meeting.
The 35th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) was held in Beijing on Wednesday.
According to a readout from the external affairs ministry, the discussions were “constructive and forward looking”, and the two sides reviewed the situation in the border areas.
They expressed satisfaction with the progress made in maintaining peace and tranquillity in the border areas, which has enabled progress towards gradual normalisation of bilateral relations.
The two sides also discussed issues related to “delimitation, border management, mechanism building and cross-border cooperation” during Wednesday’s meeting.
The Indian side stressed on an “early meeting” of the expert level mechanism on trans-border rivers.
Both sides agreed to maintain regular exchanges and contacts at the diplomatic and military levels through mechanisms.
