In a bid to reach the border talk to the final conclusion, the 16th round of India-China border talks began in Beijing today. Special representative from India,Ntional Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon and State Councillor Yang Jiechi from China will represent the talk from both the countries.
It is noted that this is the first meeting of the special representatives on border talks since the Chinese leadership took over in March and comes in the aftermath of the Chinese troop incursion in Ladakh that raised temperatures between the two neighbors.
It we mention about both the representative, Menon has helmed the border talks earlier, Yang, the former foreign minister, took over as state councillor and top diplomat in March. His predecessor, Dai Bingguo, had served as the special representative since the mechanism was introduced in 2003.
It is expected that the two-day talks will be followed by the visit of Defence Minister A.K. Antony from July 4- 7.
Menon is to also meet Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during his visit besides Foreign Minister Wang Yi, foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying told the media in Beijing.
Needless to say, Li, had visited India last month, and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had said the festering boundary question is to be resolved through negotiations between their special representatives.
The meeting between both the countries is very crucial right now as the officials is expected to focus on the recent Chinese troop intrusion in Depsang in Ladakh.
(With inputs from IANS)
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