India-China Hold 33rd WMCC Meeting

The 33rd meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) was held in Beijing, China, yesterday.

In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said that the meeting comprehensively reviewed the situation along the Line of Actual Control in the India-China border areas. The ministry said the two sides also agreed to maintain and strengthen relevant diplomatic and military mechanisms toward this



end.

They also exchanged views on the early resumption of cross-border cooperation and exchanges, including on trans-border rivers and the Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra. Both sides also agreed to work together to make substantial preparations for the next meeting of the Special Representatives, which will be held in India later this year. The Indian delegation leader also paid a courtesy call on Assistant Foreign Minister Hong Lei.