India and China 29th Round Talk ,Discuss Border Disengagement and Arunachal Pradesh Issue

Defense News ,India-China :-   India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced that India and China talked about solving problems along their border. They want to withdraw their troops from the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Western Sector. The MEA made this statement on Thursday.

India and China had their 29th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) in Beijing on Wednesday.

The MEA said that the Indian delegation was led by the Joint Secretary of MEA. The Chinese side was led by the Director General of the Boundary & Oceanic Department of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The MEA said, "The 29th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) was held on 27 March 2024 in Beijing. Joint Secretary (East Asia) from the Ministry of External Affairs led the Indian delegation. The Chinese delegation was led by Director General of the Boundary & Oceanic Department of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs."

Both sides talked deeply about withdrawing their troops and fixing issues along the LAC in the Western Sector of India-China border areas.

After the meeting, both countries agreed to keep talking through diplomatic and military channels. They want to keep peace along the border areas according to their agreements.

In the last meeting (28th), held in November last year, they reviewed the situation along the LAC in the Western Sector. They had a good discussion on fixing problems and withdrawing troops in Eastern Ladakh.

Both countries agreed to keep peace along the border areas and avoid any problems.

India rejected China's claims about Arunachal Pradesh. India said that Arunachal Pradesh is a part of India and will continue to be. India also said that people in Arunachal Pradesh will benefit from India's development programs.

The Chinese defence ministry repeated its claim over Arunachal Pradesh, saying it is a part of China's territory. They don't recognize Arunachal Pradesh as a part of India.

The Chinese military's comments came after India objected to China's comments about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Arunachal Pradesh.