Ahead of President Xi’s arrival, India and China agree to maintain border peace to boost ties

Ahead of President Xi Jinping’s expected visit to India in September for the BRICS summit, India and China have held their 36th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on India‑China Border Affairs in New Delhi on Aug 6. And they have underlined ​that maintaining ​peace and tranquillity along their ⁠disputed Tibet frontier ​is essential for overall ​development of relations between them.

India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement Aug 7 that the two sides exchanged views on boundary delimitation, border management, mechanism-building, and trans-border cooperation.

“The two sides engaged in frank discussions and reviewed the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Further, it was underlined that maintaining peace and tranquillity in the border areas is essential for the overall development of bilateral relations,” the MEA said.

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