They agreed to hold the next round of the Senior Commanders meeting at an early date

India and China reviewed the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Western Sector areas at the 24th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) on Tuesday.

They agreed that both sides should continue the discussions through diplomatic and military channels to resolve the remaining issues along the LAC at the earliest so as to create conditions for restoration of normalcy in bilateral relations, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

In this context, they agreed to hold the next (16th) round of the Senior Commanders meeting at an early date to achieve the objective of complete disengagement from all friction points along the LAC in the Western Sector in accordance with the existing bilateral agreements and protocols, the MEA added.

The Indian delegation at Tuesday's meeting was led by Additional Secretary (East Asia) from the Ministry of External Affairs. The Director General of the Boundary & Oceanic Department of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs led the Chinese delegation.

Since the last meeting of WMCC in November 2021, both sides have held the 14th and 15th meetings of the Senior Commanders in January and March 2022 respectively.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi had also visited India in March 2022 and held discussions with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.