Ajit Doval to Engage with Chinese Foreign Minister in Beijing on December 18 to Address Boundary Matters
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Beijing, Dec 16 (NationPress) National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is scheduled to meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on December 18 in Beijing for the 23rd Special Representatives meeting.
As per the agreement between China and India, China's Special Representative concerning the China-India boundary issue, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi, will hold discussions with India’s Special Representative and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval regarding the boundary question in Beijing on December 18,” announced Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian on Monday.
Previously, during their meeting, PM Modi and Chinese President Xi resolved to reactivate various mechanisms, including meetings of the Special Representatives, to tackle the border dispute and restore bilateral relations.
Following that, the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on India-China border matters convened in New Delhi on December 5 and concurred to uphold peace and tranquillity along the disputed border in accordance with bilateral agreements and protocols.
The Special Representatives mechanism was established in 2003 to investigate a framework for a boundary settlement.
Since its inception, 22 formal rounds of discussions have taken place under this mechanism, with the most recent being in 2019.
During the military standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) that initiated in April-May 2020, the Special Representatives engaged in multiple discussions aimed at resolving the deadlock.
This standoff, along with a severe confrontation in Galwan Valley in June of the same year that resulted in the deaths of 20 Indian soldiers and at least four Chinese troops, has led to a significant deterioration in bilateral relations, marking their lowest point since the 1962 border conflict.
