India-China hold 29th round of diplomatic talks, discuss disengagement in border areas

Amid border tensions, India and China exchanged views on methods of reaching full disengagement and resolving the problems alongside the Line of Precise Management (LAC) within the Western Sector of India-China border areas, Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) mentioned in an official press launch on Thursday.

This comes as India-China held its twenty ninth assembly of the Working Mechanism for Session and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) on Wednesday within the Chinese language capital, Beijing.

In line with the official launch, the assembly was co-chaired by the MEA Joint Secretary who led the Indian delegation and the Director Normal of the Boundary & Oceanic Division of the Chinese language Ministry of International Affairs led the Chinese language delegation.”The twenty ninth assembly of the Working Mechanism for Session & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) was held on 27 March 2024 in Beijing. Joint Secretary (East Asia) from the Ministry of Exterior Affairs led the Indian delegation. The Chinese language delegation was led by Director Normal of the Boundary & Oceanic Division of the Chinese language Ministry of International Affairs,” the discharge learn.

“The 2 sides had an in-depth trade of views on the best way to obtain full disengagement and resolve the remaining points alongside the Line of Precise Management (LAC) within the Western Sector of India-China border areas,” it added.

After the assembly, each side agreed to open diplomatic and army channels open to uphold peace and tranquility on the bottom within the border areas.”Within the interim, each side agreed to take care of common contact via diplomatic and army channels and on the necessity to uphold peace and tranquility on the bottom within the border areas in accordance with current bilateral agreements and protocols,” Ministry mentioned.The twenty eighth assembly of the WMCC was held in November final yr, wherein two sides reviewed the scenario alongside the LAC within the Western Sector of the India-China border areas and engaged in an open, constructive, and in-depth dialogue of proposals to resolve the remaining points and obtain full disengagement in Jap Ladakh, MEA mentioned in a press launch.

They additional agreed on the necessity to preserve peace and tranquillity alongside the border areas, guarantee a secure scenario on the bottom and keep away from any untoward incidents.

In the meantime, India has once more rejected the “absurd claims” and “baseless arguments” made by China on Arunachal Pradesh, asserting that the northeast State is an “integral and inalienable a part of India.

“The Ministry of Exterior Affairs in an official assertion on March 19 famous that the individuals of Arunachal Pradesh will “proceed to profit” from India’s growth programmes and infrastructure tasks.

The Chinese language defence ministry lately reiterated its declare over Arunachal Pradesh, terming the Indian State as “Zangan- an inherent a part of China’s territory”.”Zangnan is China’s inherent territory, and China by no means acknowledges and firmly opposes India’s unlawful institution of the so-called ‘Arunachal Pradesh’,” mentioned spokesperson of the Ministry of Nationwide Defence Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang on March 15.

The Chinese language army’s feedback got here a number of days after India despatched out a powerful rebuttal to China for the latter’s feedback on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s go to to Arunachal Pradesh.