In the meeting, both sides agreed to take initiatives to maintain peace and security in the border area, strengthen the mechanism for diplomatic and military dialogue and plan to hold a follow-up meeting in India next year.
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After the 23rd meeting of Special Representatives, India and China reiterated their commitment to resumption of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, cross-border river cooperation and promotion of Nathula border trade. During the meeting, both sides agreed to take initiatives to maintain peace and security in the border area, strengthen the mechanism for diplomatic and military dialogue and plan to hold a follow-up meeting in India next year.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a press release, “On December 18, 2024, the 23rd meeting of special representatives on the China-India border issue was held in Beijing. It was the first meeting between the two sides in five years.”
“Based on the important agreement reached between the leaders of the two countries at the Kazan meeting, Chinese Special Representative, Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Office, Wang Yi, and Indian Special Representative and National Security Adviser Doval held a positive and constructive discussion on the Sino-Indian border dispute. did and reached six consensuses,” the statement added.
Both sides agreed to continue to strengthen cross-border exchanges and cooperation and to promote the resumption of Indian pilgrims in Tibet, China, cross-border river cooperation and Nathula border trade.
Both sides positively evaluated the solution of the border problem between the two countries and reiterated that the implementation work should be continued and the border problem should be corrected from the overall situation of bilateral relations without affecting the bilateral development. He expressed his belief that it should be resolved. relationship
Both sides agreed to continue to take initiatives to maintain peace and tranquility in the border region and promote the healthy and stable development of bilateral relations.
India and China also reiterated their commitment to continue to seek a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable package solution to the border issue in line with the political guidelines agreed upon in 2005 between the Special Representatives of the two countries to resolve the border dispute. Positive measures to promote this process.
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the two sides assessed the border situation and agreed to further revise the management and control rules in the border area, strengthen the construction of confidence-building measures, and achieve lasting peace and tranquility along the border.
The two sides agreed to further strengthen the establishment of a special representative meeting mechanism, enhance coordination and cooperation in diplomatic and military dialogue, and adhere to the China-India Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on Border Affairs (WMCC). Implementation of this special representative meeting.
It has also been agreed that both the countries will hold a new round of meetings of special representatives in India next year and fix a specific time through diplomatic channels.
Furthermore, the two sides exchanged broad and in-depth views on bilateral, international and regional issues of common interest, stressing the importance of stable, predictable and sound China-India relations for international and regional peace and stability.
Notably, Doval is in China and on Wednesday attended the 23rd meeting of special representatives of India and China along with Foreign Minister Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee. The issue of maintaining peace and security in the border area was discussed.
“As decided in the recent meeting between Prime Minister Modi and President Xi Jinping in Kazan, they decided to meet at an early date to oversee the management of peace and tranquility in the border region and to conduct a fair, practical investigation and find a mutually acceptable solution to the border issue,” a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. The statement said.
The SRs reiterated the importance of maintaining the political perspective of overall bilateral relations by seeking a fair, rational and mutually acceptable framework for resolving the border issue and resolved to give more vitality to the process.
“Both the SRs stressed the importance of maintaining peace and tranquility in the border region to promote the overall development of India-China bilateral relations. They emphasized the need to ensure a peaceful situation on the ground in order to prevent problems along the border. General Development of Bilateral Relations Taking Lessons Learned from the 2020 Incidents on the Border They discussed maintaining peace and security and advancing effective border management. They decided to use, coordinate and guide the relevant diplomatic and military mechanisms for this purpose.” MEA added.
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