India and China on Tuesday discussed the recent spate of incursions and ways to maintain peace and tranquility along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the border areas.
During the 5th round of India-China Strategic Dialogue, resumed after nearly three years, the two sides discussed key bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest including ways to reduce trade deficit and trans-border rivers, Ministry of External Affairs said here.
The Indian side was led by foreign secretary Sujatha Singh and the Chinese side was led by vice foreign minister Liu Zhenmin during the dialogue which discussed ways to maintain peace and tranquility along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the India-China border areas, the MEA said.
This comes in the backdrop of series of Chinese incursion in Ladakh sector, including a major 21-day-long ‘face-to-face’ situation in April.
The two sides also took stock of developments in bilateral ties since the visit of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang here and also prepared the ground for a possible visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to China later this year.
The three-hour-long meeting also focused on ways to expand bilateral trade and investment while addressing problems of the large and growing deficit faced by India.
During the 5th round of India-China Strategic Dialogue, resumed after nearly three years, the two sides discussed key bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest including ways to reduce trade deficit and trans-border rivers, Ministry of External Affairs said here.
The Indian side was led by foreign secretary Sujatha Singh and the Chinese side was led by vice foreign minister Liu Zhenmin during the dialogue which discussed ways to maintain peace and tranquility along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the India-China border areas, the MEA said.
This comes in the backdrop of series of Chinese incursion in Ladakh sector, including a major 21-day-long ‘face-to-face’ situation in April.
The two sides also took stock of developments in bilateral ties since the visit of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang here and also prepared the ground for a possible visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to China later this year.
The three-hour-long meeting also focused on ways to expand bilateral trade and investment while addressing problems of the large and growing deficit faced by India.