At 23rd meeting of the WMCC, both India and China agreed that they should in the interim also continue to ensure a stable ground situation and avoid any untoward incident.
New Delhi: India and China on Thursday agreed on the need to find an early resolution to the remaining issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh, while fully abiding by bilateral agreements and protocols so as to restore peace and tranquility.
At the 23rd meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC), both the countries also agreed that they should in the interim also continue to ensure a stable ground situation and avoid any untoward incident.
Both the side also decided to hold the next (14th) round of the Senior Commanders meeting at an early date to achieve the objective of complete disengagement from all the friction points along the LAC in the Western Sector in accordance with the existing bilateral agreements and protocols.
At the meeting, both India and China recalled the agreement between External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar and the Foreign Minister of China during their meeting in September in Dushanbe. The agreement stated that military and diplomatic officials of the two sides should continue their discussions to resolve the remaining issues along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh.
Accordingly, the two sides had candid and in-depth discussions on the situation along the LAC in Western Sector of India-China Border Areas and also reviewed the developments since the last meeting of the Senior Commanders of both sides which was held on October 10, 2021.
In today’s meeting the Indian delegation was led by Additional Secretary (East Asia) from the Ministry of External Affairs. The Director General of the Boundary and Oceanic Department of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs led the Chinese delegation.
first published:Nov. 18, 2021, 6:10 p.m.