China, India reaffirm border peace, expand communication channels

BEIJING, Aug 26 (Reuters) - ‌China and ​India ​reaffirmed their commitment to maintain peace and tranquility in the border areas as they seek "fair, ‌reasonable and mutually acceptable settlement," China's foreign ministry ⁠said on Wednesday after high-level boundary talks in Beijing.

• The ‌two sides agreed on ‌an eight-point consensus, the ministry said, including new military hotlines and working groups on boundary delimitation, marking ​an expansion of communication channels between the two nuclear powers as they work towards settling their ⁠long-disputed Himalayan border.

• China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi met India's National Security ​Adviser Ajit Doval on Tuesday and had "comprehensive, in-depth, friendly and candid" discussions on border ​affairs and bilateral ties.

• They ‌agreed to add two meeting points for commander-level talks and establish two new military ⁠hotlines in the eastern and central sectors of the border.

• Two groups will be tasked with advancing discussions to ⁠make early progress on boundary delimitation and border management, the ​ministry said.

• Both sides also agreed to boost cooperation in border trade and pilgrimages and to foster an atmosphere of dialogue, ‌peace, consultation and cooperation along the border.

• They pledged to hold a new ‌round of expert-level talks on trans-border rivers in September ⁠and remain in contact ‌on hydrological data ​sharing and renewal of the relevant memorandums of understanding.

(Reporting by Beijing Newsroom; Editing by Hugh ‌Lawson)

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