India, China hold 'frank' in-person diplomatic talks on LAC standoff, military-level discussion soon

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India and China held in-person diplomatic-level talks on Wednesday to address the outstanding border contentions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the eastern Ladakh sector..

The two sides agreed to hold the next round of military-level talks at an early date...

Both countries held the 27th round of talks of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border affairs (WMCC) in Delhi, which was led by the Joint Secretary (East Asia) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)..

A statement issued by the MEA read, The two sides reviewed the situation along the LAC in the Western Sector of the India-China border areas and discussed proposals for disengagement in remaining areas in a frank and open manner...

Border tensions between New Delhi and Beijing erupted after the Chinese PLA ventured into areas claimed and patrolled by India..

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