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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
NEW DELHI, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) — The 24th meeting of China-India special representatives on boundary issues was held here on Tuesday, reaching consensus on 10 points.
China's Special Representative Wang Yi, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, and India's Special Representative Shri Ajit Doval, who is also India's National Security Advisor, held an in-depth and frank exchange of views on China-India boundary issues in line with the strategic guidance of the leaders of both countries.
Both sides came to the following 10-point consensus:
1. Both sides commended the progress in implementing the important agreements reached by the leaders of the two countries after their meeting in Kazan, and noted that peace and stability have been maintained in the border areas between China and India following the 23rd round of talks.
2. Both sides reaffirmed the importance of maintaining peace and stability in the border areas and stressed the need to resolve relevant issues through friendly consultations to promote the overall development of China-India relations.
3. Both sides agreed to approach the situation from a political perspective in the context of overall bilateral relations and seek a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable framework for resolving the border issue in accordance with the political guidelines agreed upon by the two countries in 2005.
4. The two sides agreed to set up a demarcation expert group under the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on China-India Boundary Issues to explore the possibility of advancing demarcation negotiations in areas where conditions are appropriate.
5. Both sides agreed to establish a working group within the WMCC to promote effective border management and control, maintaining peace and stability in the border areas.
6. In addition to the existing general-level talks on the western section of the border, the two sides agreed to establish a mechanism for general-level talks on the eastern and central sections and hold a new round of general-level talks on the western section as soon as possible.
7. Both sides agreed to use border management and control mechanisms through diplomatic and military channels, after reaching consensus on appropriate principles and methods to facilitate de-escalation and governance processes.
8. The two sides exchanged views on cooperation on transboundary rivers and agreed to use the expert-level mechanism for transboundary rivers to maintain communication on renewing the memorandum of understanding on flood reporting on transboundary rivers. The Chinese side agreed to share with the Indian side emergency hydrological information on relevant rivers based on humanitarian principles.
9. Both sides agreed to reopen three traditional border trading markets.
10. Both sides agreed to hold the 25th round of talks in China in 2026. –0–
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