India plans to build on recent understanding with China, says MEA

Days after NSA Ajit Doval held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, India on Friday said it will work with China to take forward the understanding reached by the two sides.

Doval and Wang, the Special Representatives (SR) on the border issue, held wide-ranging talks in Beijing on Wednesday under the SR dialogue mechanism after a gap of five years.

The talks took place weeks after India and China completed the disengagement process in Demchok and Depsang, the two last friction points in eastern Ladakh. The disengagement effectively ended the over four-year border standoff in the region.

"Both sides have reaffirmed their commitment to explore a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable framework for the settlement of the boundary question in accordance with the political parameters and guiding principles agreed in 2005," external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.

He was responding to a question on the SR talks at his weekly media briefing.