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INDIA-CHINA BORDER

Peace & Progress: Special envoys meeting

in Beijing promises better relations

between two Asian giants

NSA says India is willing to maintain fruitful communication in a pragmatic manner as

the nation aims to continuously accumulate conditions for “final resolution”

OUR BUREAU
Beijing/New Delhi
n a major development for relations between
Asia’s two biggest countries, the 23rd Meeting
Iof the Special Representatives (SRs) of India
and China, was held in Beijing on Wednesday,
with discussions focussed on maintaining peace
and tranquility along the border.
The meeting was attended by Ajit Doval, Na-
tional Security Advisor (NSA) and Wang Yi, Chi-
na’s Foreign Minister and Member of the CPC
Central Committee. Doval also invited Wang Yi
to visit India at a mutually convenient date to hold
the next round of SR meeting.
“The 23d Meeting of the Special Representa-
tives (SRs) of India and China, respectively Ajit
Doval, National Security Advisor of India, and
Wang Yi, Member of the Political Bureau of the
Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Com-
mittee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, was held
in Beijing on December 18, 2024,” the Ministry of
External Affairs said in a press release. Indian Special Representative and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval holds the 23rd Meeting of the Special Representatives
The MEA further said that the SRs met in on the India-China Boundary Question with his Chinese counterpart and the Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central
accordance with the decision taken during the re-
cent meeting between Prime Minister Modi and Committee and Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Office Wang Yi, in Beijing on Wednesday (ANI)
President Xi Jinping in Kazan for them to meet at
an early date to oversee the management of peace Reflecting on the past 70 years, China’s For- order in a fair and reasonable direction.
and tranquility in border areas and to explore a eign Minister highlighted that the most valuable Meanwhile, Chinese Ambassador to In-
fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable solution lesson from the history of China-India relations dia, Xu Feihong on Wednesday said that China
to the boundary question. is the adherence to the strategic direction set by is ready to work with India and put into action
Doval on Wednesday highlighted India-China the leaders the understandings between Indian and Chinese
border issues and stated that New Delhi is willing “As two major developing countries in the leaders. In a post on X, Ambassador Xu Feihong,
to maintain fruitful communication with Beijing world, representatives of emerging economies “China is ready to work with India to implement
in a pragmatic manner adding that the nation and important members of the global South, the the important common understandings between
aims to continuously accumulate conditions for healthy and stable development of China-India the leaders of China and India, respect each oth-
“final resolution.” relations is in line with the fundamental interests er’s core interests and major concerns, strengthen
“Over the past five years, with the joint efforts of more than 2.8 billion people in the two coun- mutual trust through dialogue and communica-
of both sides, relevant issues in the border area tries and in line with the historical trend of the out- tion, properly settle differences with sincerity and
have been properly resolved, which is of great sig- standing growth of the global South,” he added. good faith, and bring bilateral relations back to
nificance. India is willing to maintain fruitful com- Both sides reiterated that they would seek a the track of stable and healthy development as
munication with China in a pragmatic manner fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable package soon as possible.”
and continuously accumulate conditions for the of solutions to the border issue in accordance with Earlier, External Affairs Minister S Jaishan-
final resolution of the border issue,” said Doval. the political guiding principles reached in 2005. kar informed the Parliament, that the disengage-
“The leaders of the two countries insisted on The two sides also exchanged views on inter- ment between India and China has been fully
viewing China-India relations from a strategic national and regional affairs of common concern achieved in Eastern Ladakh through a step-by-
height and long-term perspective calibrated by the and expressed their commitment to upholding step process, culminating in Depsang and Dem-
navigation mark and clarified the direction for the multilateralism, safeguarding the legitimate rights chok. He also stressed that the maintenance of
restoration and development of China-India rela- and interests of countries in the Global South, and peace and tranquility in border areas is a prereq-
tions at a critical moment,” the statement added. promoting the development of the international uisite for the development of India-China ties.

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