New Delhi: NSA Ajit Doval met his Chinese counterpart and foreign minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Wednesday as part of the special representative (SR) mechanism and provided positive directions to cross-border cooperation and exchanges, including resumption of the Kailash Mansarovar yatra, border trade and data sharing on trans-border rivers.
They laid stress on the need to ensure 'peaceful conditions on the ground' so that border issues don't hold back normal development of bilateral relations.
The SRs met in accordance with the decision taken during the recent meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping in Kazan.
Doval and Wang affirmed the implementation of the disengagement agreement of October, resulting in patrolling and grazing in relevant areas. Sources said that resumption of the Kailash Mansarovar yatra, data sharing on trans-border rivers and border trade were among the low-hanging fruits that the two sides agreed as part of efforts to normalise ties.
They reiterated the importance of maintaining a political perspective of the overall bilateral relationship while seeking a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable framework for settlement of the boundary question, and resolved to inject more vitality into this process, according to Indian officials.
This was the first meeting of the SRs since frictions had emerged in the western sector of the India-China border areas in 2020.
Focus on border peace
Doval and Wang underlined the importance of maintaining peace and tranquillity in border areas to promote overall development of the relationship. They emphasised the need for peaceful conditions on the ground so that issues on border do not hold back the normal development of bilateral relations, Indian officials said.
They discussed various measures to maintain peace and tranquillity on the border and advance effective border management, according to a readout by the Indian side.
The SRs exchanged views on bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest. They agreed on the salience of stable, predictable and amicable relations for regional and global peace and prosperity, according to the readout.
According to the Chinese readout, both sides evaluated solutions to promote ties, take measures to maintain peace and tranquillity. They decided to show commitment to mutually acceptable border solutions under 2005 guidelines, as per the readout.
Doval invites Wang, meets VP
Doval invited Wang for the next round of SR talks here in 2025. Chinese Vice President Han Zheng welcomed Doval for talks on border de-escalation, stressing that both nations are ancient civilizations and emerging powers.
Han added that 2025 will mark 75 years of diplomatic ties with India, and that the countries should foster mutual trust and cooperate across spheres.
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