India-China boundary talks begin

BEIJING, JULY 31. India and China today began the 13th round of the Joint Working Group (JWG) aimed at resolving the boundary issue between the two countries.

The Indian side is led by the Foreign Secretary, Ms. Chokila Iyer, while the Vice-Foreign Minister of China, Mr. Wang Yi, is leading the Chinese side for the one-day talks.

At the JWG, both sides would review the progress made during the eighth and ninth meetings of the Indo-Chinese expert group of diplomatic and military officials on clarification and confirmation of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and consider further course of action, an official source said.

``Both sides will have an in-depth exchange of views on bilateral relations as well as international and regional issues of common interest,'' he said.

- PTI

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