China and India Hold the 35th Meeting of Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on Border Affairs

On May 27, 2026, Director General of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs of the Foreign Minstry Hou Yanqi and Joint Secretary of the East Asia Division of the Ministry of External Affairs of India Sujit Ghosh co-chaired the 35th Meeting of Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on Border Affairs in Beijing. Representatives of government agencies for foreign affairs, national defense, internal affairs, and immigration affairs of the two countries attended the meeting.

Both sides conducted constructive dialogue in practical and friendly atmosphere and acknowledged that border area maintained lasting peace and tranquility. In order to implement the consensus reached during the 24th Round of Talks between the Special Representatives of China and India on the Boundary Question, the two sides held discussion on boundary delimitation, border management, mechanism development and cross-border communication and coorperation, and agreed to keep communication through diplomatic and miliary channels, maintain peace and tranquility in the border area and actively prepare for the 25th Round of Talks between the Special Representatives of China and India on the Boundary Question.